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BEQUEST  OF 

SAM  U  ELBENEDiCTCHRl  STY 


PROFESSOR  OF 

MINING  AND   METALLURGY 

1885-1914 


EXCAVATION  OF  ROCK 
BY    MACHINERY 


Chasmar-WincheU  Press     New  York  and  Pittsburg 


EXCAVATION 
OF  FLOCK*  BY 
MACHINERY 

CATALOGUE  N9  5\ 


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ROCK    DRILLS    AND     STONE 
CHANNELING  ~  MACHINES 


U      L      L     I  A     N 

COMPANY 


Copyrighted  1903 

by  the 
SULLIVAN  MACHINERY  COMPANY 


Sullivan     Machinery     Company 

Works 

Claremont,  N.  H.  Chicago,  111. 

General  Offices 
135  Adams  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  U.  S.  A. 

Branch   Offices 
Claremont,  N.  H. 

New  York  City,  71    Broadway 

Pittsburg,  Pa.,  339  Fifth  Avenue 

Denver,  Colo.,  431   Seventeenth  Street 

Spokane,  Wash.,  Sioi    Howard  Street 

El  Paso,  Texas,  206  St.  Louis  Street 


Cable  Address,  "  DIAMOND  CHICAGO  " 


Codes    used  —  Ai,    ABC,    Fraser    &    Chalmers,    Liebers,    Commercial 
Directory,   Western  Union 


Oince    this    catalogue    was    issued    we    have 
^   opened  an  office  in  St.   Louis,  at  ROOM  1209 


MISSOURI  TRUST  BUILDING. 


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Copyrighted  1903 

by  the 
SULLIVAN  MACHINERY  COMPANY 


Sullivan     Machinery     Company 


Works 
Claremont,  N.  H.  Chicago,  111. 

General  Offices 
135  Adams  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  U.  S.  A. 

Branch   Offices 
Claremont,  N.  H. 

New  York  City,  71   Broadway 

Pittsburg,  Pa.,  339   Fifth  Avenue 

Denver,  Colo.,  431   Seventeenth  Street 

Spokane,  Wash.,  Sioi    Howard  Street 

El  Paso,  Texas,  206  St.  Louis  Street 


Cable  Address,  "  DIAMOND  CHICAGO  " 


Codes    used  —  A i ,    ABC,    Fraser    &    Chalmers,    Liebers,    Commercial 
Directory,   Western  Union 


A  table  showing  the  prices,   dimensions  and  weights  of 
Sullivan  Rock  Drills,  unmounted,  will  be  found  on  page  21. 


The 

Sullivan    Machinery    Company 

also  manufactures 

Air  Compressors 
for  all  purposes 

Coal   Cutting  Machines 

driven  by  compressed  air  or  electricity 

Diamond   Core  Drills 

for    the    economical    and    rapid  prospecting  of 
coal  and  mineral  lands 

Hoisting    Engines 
for  hoisting  and  hauling 

Fans 

for  ventilating  mines  and  tunnels 

Automatic   Cross-over  Dumps 

for  the  rapid  dumping  of  mine  cars 

Corliss  Engines 

for  all  power  purposes 

Special  catalogues  are  issued  illustrating  and  describing  each 
of  the  above  classes  of  machinery,  copies  of  which  may  be 
obtained  upon  request. 


Instructions  for  operating  Sullivan  Rock  Drills  will  be 
found  on  page  47.  Instructions  for  operating  Sullivan 
Channelers  on  page  99. 


Table       of       Contents 


Page 

Introductory        .         .         .         .  .        .         .  .         .         .11 

Rock  Drills          .  .13 

Adjustable  Tripods     .         .         .         .         .  .         .         -25 

Mining  Columns          .         .         .         .         .  .               29 

Lewis  Hole  Tripods            .                            .  •         •     35 

Quarry  Bars        ....  -39 

Gadders       .                   ....  -45 

Instructions  for  Running  Rock  Drills      .  .     47 
EQUIPMENT 

Blacksmith's  Tools       .         .         .  .         .         -51 

Sand  Pumps          ....  .         .     51 

Drill  Steels  .                                     .  .                   .53 

Hose  and  Hose  Connections       .         .  .         .         .     58 

Blasting  Devices           ...  .     59 

Boilers  .........     60 

Air  Requirements  of  Drills  .         .         .61 

Drilling  Outfit      .  .62 

Channelers            ...  -63 

Rigid  Head  Channelers       ...  .69 

Size  Y  .                                               .  .         .     71 

Size  6^          ....  -75 

Swivel  Head  Channelers     .         .  -77 

Size  Z    .          . 79 

Size  6^          . 83 

Size  VX 87 

Undercutting  Channelers,   Size  VA.  91 

Weights  and  Specifications          .  •     92 

Equipment  included  in  price      .  93 

Flexible  Joints     ....  -95 

Channelers  on  Public  Work        .         .  .96 

Instructions  for  Running  Channelers  .     99 


A   table   giving   the    sizes,    weights   and   dimensions   of 
Sullivan  Channelers  is  shown  on  page  92. 


HIS  illustrated  catalogue,  descriptive  of  the  Sullivan  Rock 
Drills  and  Stone  Channeling  Machines,  is  intended  to  pre- 
sent in  a  clear  and  concise  manner  the  features  for  which 
superiority  is  claimed. 

The  rock  drill  is  a  powerful  factor  in  modern  civili- 
zation ;  it  has  revolutionized  mining  and  quarrying  methods  and  increased 
to  a  remarkable  extent  the  development  of  our  mineral  resources.  It  per- 
forms important  services  in  tunneling  through  rock  for  any  purpose,  in  the 
removal  of  submarine  obstructions,  and  the  construction  of  railroad  cuts 
and  tunnels;  without  the  rock  drill  the  cost  of  much  of  this  work  would 
be  prohibitive.  The  stone  channeling  machine,  used  for  years  in  quarry- 
ing dimension  stone,  came  into  prominence  before  the  engineering  public 
during  the  construction  of  the  Chicago  Drainage  Canal,  and  has  since  been 
employed  extensively  on  work  of  a  similar  nature  throughout  the  world. 

The  Sullivan  Rock  Drill  is  the  result  of  the  experience  of  forty  years 
in  manufacturing  rock  working  machinery.  In  its  construction  care  has 
been  taken  to  strengthen  parts  which  through  experience  were  found  to 
give  continuous  trouble  in  drills  of  other  makes,  the  number  of  working 
parts  was  reduced  to  a  minimum,  and  as  the  result,  the  cost  for  repairs  on 
Sullivan  Rock  Drills  is  lessened,  while  their  capacity  is  greater  than  that 
of  any  other  drill  on  the  market.  The  Sullivan  Direct  Acting  Channeler 
was  perfected  nearly  fifteen  years  ago,  to  meet  the  demand  for  an  econom- 
ical quarrying  machine  of  high  capacity.  The  trade  has  shown  such 
appreciation  of  this  channeler  that  it  is  now  recognized  throughout  the 
country  as  standard,  and  since  the  construction  of  the  Chicago  Drainage 
Canal  it  has  been  the  favorite  for  work  of  this  type. 

Only  the  best  materials  are  used  in  the  manufacture  of  Sullivan 
machinery,  and  all  parts  being  made  to  jigs  and  templates,  are  perfectly 
interchangeable. 

As  a  personal  interview  is  always  preferable  to  correspondence,  it  is 
requested  that  intending  purchasers  of  rock  drills  and  quarrying  machinery 
advise  the  company,  that  a  representative  may  be  immediately  sent  to  con- 
sult on  the  matter  and  advise  the  best  course  under  the  given  conditions. 

SULLIVAN  MACHINERY  COMPANY 


June  1,  1903 


The  Sullivan  Rock  Drill  mounted  on 
adjustable  tripod 


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The      Sullivan      Rock     Drill 

For         Excavating  Rock 


THE  Sullivan  Rock  Drill  is  a  reciprocating  or  striking 
machine,  driven  by  steam  or  compressed  air,  and  is 
designed  to  meet  all  the  practical 
requirements  for  use  in  mines,  quarries  and 
general  contract  work  of  this  nature. 

For  rapid  work,  especial  attention  has 
been  given  to  the  design  of  the  valve 
motion,  in  order  to  secure  a  hard,  quick 
blow,  which  may  be  regulated  as  to  length 
of  stroke  and  force  of  blow,  to  give  the 
best  results  in  starting  the  hole  and  working 
through  seams  of  broken  rock. 

The  valves  are  designed  for  either 
steam  or  air,  and  when  air  is  used  will  not 

freeze  or  stick.  The  valves  are  bal- 
anced, making  the  wear  but  slight,  and 
allowing  the  whole  power  of  the  steam 
or  air  to  be  utilized  for  effective  work  in- 
stead of  wasted  in  overcoming  friction. 
Another  important  requirement  in 
a  rock  drill  valve  motion  has  been  pro- 
vided for  in  the  "Sullivan,"  the  drill 
lx,  has  a  powerful  up  stroke  or  lift.  This 
is  fully  as  important  as  a  heavy  down 
stroke  or  blow,  and  comes  into  play  in 
the  proper  "mudding"  of  the  drill-hole, 

keeping  the  mud  well  out  from  below  the  bit,  and  securing 
rapid  work  in  caving  or  seamy  ground,  which  tends  to  cause 


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The  Sullivan  Rock  Drill  on  adjustable  tripod 
(Rear  view) 


the    drill    steel  to    stick.      There   are    several    drills    on   the 
market  which  do  good  work  in  hard  ground,  but  are  ineffi- 
cient   in    soft,    and    vice    -versa;    but    it    is 
claimed  for  the  "  Sullivan  "  that  it  will  give 

the   best   results   obtainable   be   conditions  |   H  chuck 

what  they  may,  and  that  it  is  an  all-round 
machine. 

To  secure  economy,  the  drill  is  so  con- 
structed as  to  do  rapid  work  with  the  leasi 
possible  consumption  of  steam  or  air,  aij 
simplicity  and  strength  unite  with  speed 
lessen  the  cost  of  the  work. 

Cost  of  repairs  will  be  found  to  be  slight,  as  the  drill  is 
strong  and  durable.  The  working  parts  are  simple,  are  per- 
fectly interchangeable,  and  those  worn  out  or  broken  by 
accident  may  be  easily  and  quickly  replaced. 

Further  economy  and  convenience  are  secured  by  making 
the  drills,  tripods,  columns  and  all  attachments  easy  to  adjust, 
compact,  and  as  light  as  is  consistent  with  ample  strength. 
The  tripod  may  be  set  conveniently  for  all  classes  of  work, 
and  the  weights  quickly  removed  and  easily  handled. 

The  improved  features  of  the  drill  and  mountings  are  all 
covered  by  patents. 


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Detailed      Description      of     the 
Sullivan          Rock         Drill 


THERE  are  especial  features  of  the  Sullivan  Drill  which 
make  it  superior  to  all  others. 
VALVES. — The  patented  valve  has  a  differential 
feature  which  is  entirely  original  with  this  company,  and 
gives  it  all  the  positiveness  of  a  tappet  valve,  with  the  greater 
durability  of  the  piston  type;  its  Action  is  instantaneous, 
exact  and  absolutely  uniform ;  it  is  the  simplest  and  lightest 
valve  made,  and  rarely 
breaks  or  wears  out.  Jn 
action  it  is  not  affected  by 
the  wear  of  any  other  part 
of  the  drill,  and  it  requires 
less  power  in  operation 
than  any  other  valve  made ; 

it  works  equally  well  with  air  or  steam ;  is  remarkably  free 
from  danger  of  freezing,  and  cannot  be  choked  or  clogged 
by  wet  steam. 

VALVE  CHEST. — The  valve  chest  is  extremely  simple,  and 
together  with  the  valve,  will  outlast  all  others  under  the  most 
adverse  conditions. 

RATCHET. — The  ratchet  is  vastly  superior  to  others  in 
effectiveness  and  durability.  Instead  of  the  short-lived  dogs 
or  pawls  and  ratchet  teeth  used  in  drills  made  by  other  manu- 
facturers, steel  rollers  are  used  which  engage  in  the  rounded 
surfaces  of  the  ratchet  head ;  there  are  no  sharp  edges  to  chip 
and  no  flat  surfaces  to  wear  down  in  this  ratchet ;  it  is  claimed 

for  it  that  it  will  outwear 
four  of  any  other  make, 
under  the  most  trying  con- 
ditions. Twisting  of  rifle 
bars  is  unknown  in  the 
Sullivan  Drill. 

FEED  SCREW  AND  FEED 


Valve 


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NUTS. — The  feed  screws  are  made  with  heavier 
threa'd,  and  the  feed  nuts  are  longer  than  in  those 
made  by  other  manufacturers,  thus  insuring  larger 
wearing  surfaces  and  longer  life  to  these  parts. 
No  BUFFERS. — No  buffers  are  used  in  the  cy- 
linders ;  the  shock  of  the  piston  when  it  strikes  the 
front  head  is  absorbed  by  coiled  springs  on  the  side 
rods.  These  springs  are  far  more  durable  and 
effective  than  rubber  buffers  such  as  are  used  in 
other  makes,  and  breakage  of  side  rods  is  almost 
unknown  in  the  Sullivan  Drill. 

BLOW. — The  blow   is   uncushioned  and   of   un- 
equaled  strength.     The    recovery  is  instantaneous 
and  has  the  full  power  of  the  pressure.     The  drill 
will  throw  mud  from  a  wet  hole  and  dust  from  a 
dry  hole  better  than  any  other. 

PISTONS. — The  pistons  are  made  from  the 
finest  steel  forgings  and  are  remarkably  free  from 
breakage. 

FEWER  PARTS. — Fewer  parts  are  used  in  the  construction 
of  the  Sullivan  Drill  than  in  any  other  make  of  drill,  and  this 
important  fact  should  be  borne  in  mind  by  prospective  pur- 
chasers of  rock  drills. 

REPAIRS. — The  cost  of  repairs  and  of  time  lost  for  repairs 
is  much  less  on  a  "Sullivan  "  than  on  any  other  drill  on  the 
market.  This  is  an  important  item  and  should  be  remem- 
bered when  comparing  with  other  quotations  the  first  cost  of 
Sullivan  Drills. 

DUPLICATE  PARTS.  —  All  parts  of  the  Sullivan  Rock  Drill 
are  made  perfectly  interchangeable,  and  as  a  large  stock  is 

always  kept  on  hand,   any  part  for 
the   machine  may  be  sent   at   once 
upon  receipt  of  order. 

'  CONVENIENCE. — The  steam  or  air  connec- 
itions  may  be  made  on  either  side  of  the  drill. 
The  method  of  fastening  the  drill  on  tripod 
or  mine  column  is  the  simplest  and  best  offered 
as  no  kingbolt  is  used. 


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Standard  parts  of  Sullivan  Rock  Drill 


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List     of    Parts     of    Sullivan     Rock    Drills 


IMPORTANT  NOTICE. — In  ordering  repair  parts  be  sure  to 
give  the  class  letters  of  drill  or  diameter  of  cylinder,  also 
name  of  part,  and  when  possible  the  number  stamped  or  cast 
on  the  part  to  be  replaced.  The  numbers  shown  on  the 
accompanying  cut  are  for  identification  only. 

Name  of  Part 

X24      Piston  ring  spring  (for  2  or  4 

piece  ring 
X25      Rifle  nut 

nuts      X26      Collar  under  ratchet  head 
X27      Rifle  bar  and  ratchet  head 
X28      Ratchet  ring 
X29      Ratchet  spring 
X30      Ratchet  pin 
X31      Top  cylinder  head 
X32      Crank  handle  (state  if  4  or  5 

inch  throw  is  wanted) 
X33      Washer  under  crank  handle 
X34      Yoke 

X35      Feed  nut  with  check  nut 
X36      Feed  screw 
X37      Stud  or  yoke,  with  nut  and 

sleeve 
X39      Lower    cylinder    head,    bare 

(air) 

X40      Leather  packing  ring  (air) 
X41      Upper  bolt  and  nut  for  lower 

head  (air) 
X41A  Lo wer  bolt  and  nut  for  lower 

head  (air) 

X42      Bushing  for  lower  head  (air) 
X44      Packing  strip  for  top  cylin- 
der head 

X45      Top  cylinder  head  (air) 
X46      Shell  bare  for  loose  gibs 
X47      Gibs  for  X46 
X48      Bolts  (8)  for  X47  gibs 


Name  of  Part 
XI      Side  rod  spring 
X  2      Side  rod  (air)  with  nuts  and 
lock  washer 

X  2A  Side  rod  (steam)  with 

and  lock  washer 
X  3      Shell,  with  gibs 
X  4      Chuck  bolt  with  nuts 
X  5      Clamp  block 
X  6      Chuck  bushing 
X  7      Nut  for  chuck  bolt 
X  8      Gland  for  lower  head  (steam) 

X10      Clamp  bolt  for  lower    head 
(steam) 

X12      Lower    cylinder    head,    bare 
(steam) 

X14      Bushing    for    lower   head 
(steam) 

X15      Cylinder,  bare 

X16      Piston  and  chuck,  with  bush- 
.     ing  and  rotating  nut 

X17      Plug  for  steam    chest    with 
lock 

X18      Bushing  for  valve  chamber 
X19      Steam  chest,  bare 
X20      Valve 

X21      Screw  or   stud  with  nut  for 
steam  chest 

X22      Lock  for  steam  chest  plug 
{  Piston  ring  (2  piece  ring) 
'  Piston  ring  (4  piece  ring) 


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ullivan  Adjustable  Tripod 


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The     Sullivan     Adjustable      Tripod, 
for      Mounting      Rock      Drills 


THE  Sullivan  Adjustable  Tripod  is  designed  to  meet  all 
requirements  of  a  mounting  of  this  character.  The 
universal  joint  applied  to  the  Sullivan  is  more  rigid 
when  in  position  than  any  other,  and  does  not  possess  the 
disadvantages  in  construction  of  an  offset.  By  loosening  one 
bolt  the  leg  may  be  thrown  into  any  position,  so  that  the 
tripod  may  be  quickly  set  up,  no  matter  how  irregular  the 
ground,  or  how  awkwardly  located  the  surface  to  be  drilled. 
All  the  legs  are  steel  pointed,  are  telescopic,  and  may  be 
lengthened  or  shortened  at  will. 

The  shell  of  the  drill  has  a  bevel  trunnion  which  exactly 
fits  the  saddle  of  the  tripod  and  is  secured  by  a  clamp.  The 
drill  may  be  changed  quickly  and  easily  from  the  tripod  to 
the  quarry  bar,  shaft  bar,  mining  column,  or  any  other  style 
of  mounting  without  removing  it  from  the  shell. 

The  Sullivan  Tripod  has  an  unusually  wide  range  of 
adjustment,  as  the  following  pages  show.  All  bolts  and  nuts 
used  on  the  tripod  have  standard  thread  and  any  blacksmith 
can  repair  or  replace  them. 

Prices^     Weights    and    Spec  ifi  cations 


Weight  in  Pounds 

Size 

Used  with  Drills 

Price 

with 

Code  Word 

Tripod 

(3)  Weights 

Total 
Ship- 

Weights 

only 

only 

ping 

U1 

UA 

55 

120 

175 

$30.00 

Bambooing 

U2 

UA,  US 

100 

220 

320 

40.00 

Bamboozle 

TT8 

UB,  UC,  UC2,  UD 

200 

310 

510 

50.00 

Bamburral 

IT  6 

UD,  UE2,  UF2 

225 

355 

580 

55.00 

Banalidade 

U7 

UH,  UH2,  UK 

350 

395 

745 

60.00 

Banality 

U9 

UL 

525 

520 

1045 

65.00 

Banaman 

For  prices,  weights  and  specifications  of  drills  for  attaching  to  tripods,  see  page  21. 

NOTES— (1).  The  "  U  D  "  Drill  may  be  used  on  a  "  U  3  "  Tripod  if  the  work  is  light, 
but  this  mounting  is  not  recommended  for  deep  holes. 

(2).  The  "Ul"  Tripod  is  made  especially  as  a  "UA"  Drill  mounting  for  "plug 
and  feather"  work,  and  differs  from  the  heavier  tripods  in  not  having  the  universal 
joint. 


Sullivan  Rock  Drill  on  adjustable  tripod 


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Sullivan  Rock  Drill  on  adjustable  tripod 


Sullivan  Rock  Drills  on  Sullivan   Double  Screw 
Mining  Columns 


28 


The   Sullivan    Mining   Columns, 
Shafts      and     Sloping     Bars 


CAREFUL  attention  has  been  given  to  the  construction 
of  Sullivan  columns,  to  secure  at  once  strength, 
lightness  and  convenience  in  setting  up.  The  col- 
umns are  made  in  several  lengths  to  suit  different  heights  of 
drifts,  a  usual  length,  measured  with  the  jackscrews  drawn 
in,  being  six  feet.  The  drill  is  perfectly  adjustable  when 
mounted  on  one  of  these  columns,  as  by  the  use  of  the  safety 
clamp  placed  just  below  the  arm  clamp  on  the  double  screw 
column,  and  below  the  saddle  on  the  single  screw  column, 
the  drill  may  be  swung  into  any  desired  position;  it  may 
also  be  moved  up  or  down  on  the  column,  and  as  a  further 
adjustment  may  be  revolved  in  the  saddle;  in  fact,  there 
is  no  position  in  which  the  drill  may  not  be  set  up. 

The  double  screw  mining  column  is  designed  for  use  in 
large  tunnels.  It  is  the  usual  custom  in  large  headings  to 
mount  two  rock  drills  on  one  of  these  columns,  and  they  are 
made  of  sufficient  strength  to  permit  this  use. 

The  single  screw  column  is  used  in  tunnels  of  small 
dimensions,  and  in  mining  as  a  stoping  bar  or  a  shaft  bar. 
The  clamp  or  saddle  shown  in  the  adjacent  cut,  for  at- 
taching the  Sullivan  Drill  to  the  column, 
is  of  very  simple  construction.  The  drill 
may  be  mounted  or  unmounted  quickly 
and  changed  from  column  to  tripod  or 
vice  versa,  without  change  of  bolts. 

In  using  a  column  wood  blocking 
should  always  be  placed  at  the  ends  to 
give  an  even  binding  surface. 

The  accompanying  illustrations  will 
enable  the  reader  to  form  some  idea  of  the 
range  of  adjustability  of  the  drill  on  these 
mountings. 


Saddle 


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Sullivan   Rock  Drills  mounted  on   single   screw 
mining  columns 


Prices,    Weights    and    Specifications    of  Sullivan 
Mining     Columns,     Shaft    and    Stop  ing    Ears 


Size 

U  21                      U  24 

U27 

U29 

Diameter  of  Column 
in  Inches 

3 

4 

4^             :             5^ 

Size  of  drill  used  with  the 
different  Columns 

UA,  US         UB,  UC,  UC2 

UD,  UE2,  UF2 

UH,  UH2,UK, 
UL 

Single  Screw  Mining  Column 
with  Saddle 

6  Feet 
in 
Length 

Weight  in 
Pounds 

Column  with 
Saddle 

100                  185 

215 

240 

Code  Word 

Bardaicos         Bardaicum 

Bardajes 

Bardandoli 

8  Feet 
in 
Length 

Weight  in 
Pounds 
Column  with 
Saddle 

120 

215 

245 

280 

Code  Word 

Bardenkoor 

Bardenlied 

Bardennes 

Bardeorum 

Price  6  to  8  Feet 
in  Length 

$37.00             $41.00 

$50.00 

$68.00 

Double  Screw  Mining  Column  with 
Adjustable  Arm  and  Saddle 

6  Feet 
in 
Length 

Weight  in 
Pounds,  Col- 
umn  with  Ad-;            loo                       630 
justable  Arm  i 
and  Saddle 

380 

430 

Code  Word 

Bardiscti 

Bardismic 

Bardling 

Bardolf 

8  Feet 
in 
Length 

Weight  in 
Pounds,  Col- 
umn with  Ad- 
justable Arm 
and  Saddle 

180 

350 

400 

470 

Code  Word 

Bashematli 

Basiabas 

Basiabo 

Basiabunt 

Price  6  to  8  Feet 
in  Length 

$45.00 

$50.00 

$60.00 

$80.00 

Adjustable 
Arm 
Separate 

Price 

$10.00 

$11.00 

$12.00 

$13.00 

Code  Word 

Basiatoni 

Basiator 

Basiatoris 

Basiavisti 

Saddle 
or  Clamp 
Separate 

Price 

$12.00 

$13.00 

$14.00 

$17.00 

Code  Word 

Basified 

Basifixe 

Basifugal 

Basigenas 

NOTES. —(1)  In  ordering  columns,  state  minimum  length  required,  allowing  for 
wood  blocking  at  both  ends.  The  jackscrews  permit  the  lengthening  of  the  columns 
several  inches. 

(2)  If  longer  or  shorter  column  than  6  or  8  feet  is  required,  use  code  word  as  above, 
and  in  addition  state  length.    Columns  are  made  of  any  desired  length. 

(3)  For  prices,  weights  and  specifications  of  rock  drills  (unmounted)  for  attaching  to 
above  mining  columns,  shaft  and  stoping  bars,  see  page  21. 


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The    Sullivan    '•'•UA'     (2-inch^    and 
"US"    (2%-inc/i}    Rock    Drills 


THE  "  U  A  "  and  "U  S"  drills  are  constructed  on  ex- 
actly the  same  principles  as  the  drills  of  larger  size, 
but  from  their  very  large  sale  a  little  extra  space 
may  justly  be  given  them  in  mentioning  their  adaptability 
for  mining  and  quarrying  work.  Owing  to  their  light  weight 
and  the  ease  with  which  they  may  be  moved  and  operated 
by  one  man,  they  have  become  a  great  favorite  in  all 
parts  of  the  country.  For  mining  purposes  they  are  usually 
mounted  on  a  light  column  or  shaft  bar,  and  are  used  for 
sinking  the  smaller  shafts,  drifting  and  stoping,  and  are 
invaluable  for  use  in  small  stdpes,  as  one  man  may  carry 
the  drill  into  any  part  of  a  stope,  set  it  up,  and  run  it 
himself  without  the  aid  of  a  helper;  in  this  way  a  large 
number  of  men  can  be  done  away  with  and  a  great  saving 
made  in  the  cost  of  extracting  the  ore.  One  man-  with 
the  "US"  drill  will  drill  more  feet  of  holes  in  one  shift  than 
six  men  with  hand  hammers.  Large  numbers  of  the 
"US"  drills  are  used  in  the  mining  regions  for  stoping, 
doing  away  entirely  with  hand  drilling. 

In  the  quarry  the  "  UA  "  is  an  absolute  necessity  for  the 
breaking  up  of  large  blocks  into  smaller  sizes;  for  this  pur- 
pose it  is  used  on  a  light  quarry  bar.  In  this  work  alone 
it  soon  pays  for  itself  in  the  saving  of  time,  over  the  old 
hand  drilling  system.  The  "  UA  "  mounted  on  its  special 
tripod  is  very  convenient  for  breaking  up  large  pieces  of 
rock  after  a  blast,  as  well  as  for  drilling  holes  in  boulders 
to  split  them  up,  and  for  "plug  and  feather"  work. 

Testimonial  letters  pertaining  to  Sullivan  Rock  Drills 
will  be  gladly  furnished  when  desired. 

For  prices,  weights  and  specifications  of  "UA"  and 
"US"  Sullivan  Drills,  see  page  21. 

33 


Sullivan  Rock  Drill  on  Lewis  Hole  Tripod 


34 


The    Sullivan     Lewis     Hole     Tripod 


THE  Sullivan  Lewis  Hole  Tripod  is  used  when  three  or 
four  holes  are  required  to  be  put  down  close  together 
and  parallel  to  one  another.  It  would  be  impossible 
to  accomplish  this  result  with  the  ordinary  tripod,  as  the  drill 
could  not  be  moved  and  set  up  in  exactly  the  same  line  for 
the  second,  third  and- fourth  holes  as  it  was  for  the  first,  with- 
out considerable  loss  of  time.  The  Sullivan  Lewis  Hole 
Tripod  has  all  the  advantages  of  the  regular  tripod  for  quick 
adjustment,  such  as  universal  joints,  telescopic  legs,  etc., 
with  the  addition  of  a  planed  and  slotted  front  bar  which 
permits  of  a  lateral  movement  of  the  drill;  and  thus  the 
parallel  holes  can  be  drilled  without  resetting  the  tripod,  and 
the  cores,  or  uncut  rock  between  the  holes,  can  be  cut  out  by 
a  special  bit,  called  a  broaching  bit,  the  tripod  being  still 
used  without  any  change  in  position.  This  broaching  can  be 
done  much  more  easily  than  if  the  holes  were  diverging,  as 
they  would  be  if  drilled  from  the  ordinary  tripod,  for  in  that 
case  the  holes  not  being  parallel,  the  partitions  between 
them  increase  with  the  depth  and  become  more  difficult  to 
knock  out. 

Prices  and  Weights 


Size 

For  Drills 
Size 

Weight  in  Pounds 

Price 
with 
Weights 

Code  Word 

Tripod 
only 

(3;  Weights 
only 

Total 
Shipping 

U3 

U6 

U7 

UA,  UB,  UC, 
UC2    . 

245 
275 

380 

315 
360 
393 

560 
635 
773 

$60.00 
70.00 
80.00 

Banapare 
Ban  arias 
Banasta 

UC,  UC2,  UD, 
UE2,  UF2. 
UH.UH2.UK, 
UL  .. 

For    prices,     weights    and    specifications    of    drills    for 
mounting  on  above  tripods,   see  page  21. 


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35 


The     Sullivan     Round    Quarry    Bar 


THE  Quarry   Bar  is  used  for  plug  and  feather  work, 
channeling,  or  any  other  kind  of  drilling  where  it  is 
necessary  to  have  the  holes  in  line  and  parallel  to  one 
another.     In  plug  and  feather  work,  a  break  is  made 
along  the  line  of  holes,  but  in  channeling  the  core  or  partition 
between  the  holes  is  "broached  out "  by  a  special  bit. 

The  Sullivan  Round  Quarry  Bar  is  especially  adapted  to 
such  work,  being  made  very  rigid  and  strong  in  every  detail. 
The  carriage  is  so  constructed  as  to  be  easily  and  quickly 
moved  along  the  bar,  thus  changing  the  position  of  the  drill 
without  loss  of  time.  The  legs  are  steel,  pointed  at  one  end, 
and  not  being  in  the  same  vertical  plane,  can  cross  each  other 
if  it  should  be  necessary  to  lower  the  quarry  bar  for  horizontal 
work  at  the  bottom  of  the  ledge.  The  "  Sullivan  "  is  the  only 
bar  in  the  market  possessing  this  valuable  point  of  adjust- 
ment. It  is  made  in  different  lengths  and  weights  to  suit 
all  sizes  of  drills,  and  in  ordering  care  should  be  taken  to 
purchase  a  bar  heavy  enough  for  the  work  required,  as  the 
greater  the  weight  of  the  bar  the  less  lost  motion  there  will 
be  in  drilling. 

NOTE.— The  "  U  40"  quarry  bar,  for  2  and  2X  inch  drills,  is  not  fitted 
with  a  rack  and  pinion,  as  owing  to  the  lightness  of  the  drill,  the  carriage 
can  be  easily  slid  along  by  hand. 

For  prices  and  weights,  see  page  41. 


Channeling 
granite  with 
the  Sullivan 
Quarry  Bar, 
in  C.  E. 
Tayntor  & 
Co.'s  Quarry, 
Hallowell,  Me. 


39 


Rock  Drill  on  Sullivan  Round  Quarry  Bar 


40 


Channeling  with  the   Sullivan  Quarry  Ear 


CHANNELING  as  a  method  of  "  opening  up  a  head  " 
in  granite  quarries,  and  also  for  getting  out  large 
dimension  work,  is  now  generally  used,  and  there- 
fore perhaps  a  few  remarks  on  the  subject  will  not 
be  considered  out  of  place. 

The  width  of  core  partition  between  the  holes  at  the  sur- 
face should  be  gauged  by  the  depth  of  the  channel,  for  if 
deep  holes  are  put  in  and  the  bits  decrease  in  size  every  two 
feet,  the  core  will  become  y&  inch  wider  in  every  change  of 
steels ;  if  then  a  wide  core  is  started  with,  and  the  drilling  be 
deep,  the  time  necessary  to  knock  out  the  very  thick  core  at 
the  bottom  would  be  greater  than  that  required  in  putting  in  a 
few  more  holes,  and  keeping  the  partition  narrower  at  the  top. 

There  is  no  kind  of  work  harder  on  a  rock  drill  than  the 
broaching  out  of  cores,  consequently  a  large  size  of  steam 
drill  is  recommended  for  channeling,  as  being  cheaper  than 
the  smaller  machines  in  the  long  run,  owing  to  their  greater 
ability  to  withstand  the  severe  strain  put  upon  them.  When 
the  channel  is  being  cut  the  rock  invariably  moves  and  tends 
to  bind  the  bit,  hence  some  makes  of  machines,  having  little 
or  no  lifting  power,  become  stuck  and  are  entirely  useless  for 
this  class  of  work.  The  great  lifting  power  of  the  Sullivan 
Rock  Drill  makes  it  almost  indispensable  in  every  quarry 
where  channeling  is  done. 

Prices   and   Weights 


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Size 

For  Drills 
Size 

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U40 

UA,  US,  UB  

8 

160 

100 

430 

400 

1090 

$175.00 

Bouade 

U40 

UA,  US,  UB  

10 

200 

115 

430 

400 

1145 

175.00 

Bouash 

U43 

UC.     UC2,    UD, 

UE2,  UF2  

10 

265 

140 

690 

620 

1715 

250.00 

Boubac 

U43 

UC,     UC2,    UD, 

UE2,  UF2  

12 

320 

170 

690 

620 

1800 

250.00 

Boubant 

U45 

UH,UH2,UK,UL 

12 

450 

180 

850 

715 

2195 

300.00 

Boubouler 

The  "  UC  "  drill  is  sometimes  used  on  the  "  U40"  bar,  and  the  "  UH" 
drill  is  often  used  on  the  "  U43"  bar,  though  in  the  latter  case  extra  heavy 
legs  are  provided,  at  an  additional  cost  of  $15.00. 

For  prices,  weights  and  specifications  of  drills  for  above  mountings, 
see  page  21. 


List  of  Parts  of  Sullivan  Round  Quarry  Ear 


IN  ordering  repair  parts  give  the  numbers  indicating  the 
size  of  the  bar,  the  number  of  the  part  and  the  name ; 
also,  when  possible,  the  number  stamped  or  cast  on  the 
part   to  be   replaced.     The   numbers   shown    on    the    accom- 
panying cut  are  for  identification  only. 

» 

83.     Crank  handle  and  split  pin  (1)  for  No.   94  shaft  and  pinion. 

88.  Leg  yoke  (2). 

89.  Cap  (2)  for  leg  yoke  No.  88. 

92.  Saddle  (1). 

93.  Bolt  and  nut  (2)  for  No.  92  Saddle. 

94.  Pinion  and  shaft  end  squared  for  No.  83. 

95.  Pinion  bushing  and  set  screw  (1)  for  No.  92  saddle. 

96.  Bolt  nut  (1)  for  No.  97  clamp  jaw. 

97.  Clamp  jaw  for  holding  rock  drill  (I). 

98.  Trunnion  at  end  of  bar  (2). 

99.  Bolt  and  nut  (4)  for  No.  98  trunnion. 
100.  "  U  "  bolt  and  two  nuts  (2)  for  No.  89. 

104.  Eye  bolt  and  nut  (4)  for  No.  105  swivel  washer. 

105.  Swivel  washer  (4)  for  No.  88  leg  yoke. 

106.  Leg  (4). 

107.  Weight  (4). 

108.  Leg  clamp  and  two  bolts  (4)  for  weight. 

109.  (U45  only)  washer  (4)  for  No.  104  eye  bolt. 


43 


The  Sullivan  Steel  Gadder 


44 


The     Sullivan      Gadder     for 
Dimension      Stone      IF  o  r  k 


THE  gadder  is  used  for  drilling  holes  under  a  tier  of 
stone  for  the  purpose  of  separating  it  from  the  floor 
of  the  quarry,  for  drilling  holes  in- order  to  break  the 
tier  into  smaller  blocks  suitable  for  shipping  or  sawing,  also 
for  broaching  out  checks  or  steps  in  solid  rock  faces  or 
masonry.  By  the  use  of  plugs  and  feathers  (wedges)  driven 
into  the  holes  made  by  the  gadder,  the  stone  is  split  apart, 
the  break  usually  nmning  back  to  a  channel  previously  cut 
by  a  channeling  machine. 

The  Sullivan  Gadder  consists  of  a  rock  drill  attached  to  a 
standard  upon  which  it  slides  up  and  down.  The  standard 
may  be  set  at  any  angle,  and  the  drill  swiveled  on  the  stand- 
ard so  as  to  cut  in  any  direction.  It  drills  horizontal  holes 
close  to  the  quarry  floor,  leaving  a  nearly  level  surface  and 
reducing  waste  in  stone.  Holes  may  also  be  drilled  into  the 
quarry  floor,  perpendicularly  or  at  any  angle.  The  carriage 
upon  which  the  drill  and  standard  are  mounted  is  provided 
with  wheels  for  convenience  of  movement.  A  pointed  pin 
at  each  corner  prevents  shifting  while  the  drill  is  in  opera- 
tion. The  carriage  is  sufficiently  heavy  to  hold  the  machine 
steady  except  when  the  drill  is  near  the  top  of  the  standard, 
when  a  tie  rod  is  attached  at  this  point  and  fastened  into 
the  channel  cut  at  the  farther  side  of  the  block. 

The  inlet  and  exhaust  pipes  may  be  attached  to  either 
side  of  the  steam  chest  of  the  gadder  drill,  an  important 
advantage  in  drilling  close  to  a  wall.  The  feed  on  this  drill 
is  thirty-six  inches  instead  of  twenty-four,  as  on  the  regular 
UC  drill,  and  the  steam  chest  is  on  the  side  instead  of  on  the 
front  of  the  cylinder.  This  construction  allows  horizontal 
holes  to  be  put  in  very  close  to  the  quarry  floor. 

45 


The  Equipment  Furnished  with    Gadder 
without     Extra     Charge     Includes 

DRILL  and  standard  mounted  on  carriage,  with  eleva- 
ting screw  and  hand-wheel,  chain  hoist  and  four 
steady  pins. 

Tie  rod  and  wedge  with  clevis  and  bolt,  to  steady  the 
machine. 

Fifty  feet  of  steam  hose  with  clamps,  nipples  and  unions. 

Twenty-five  feet  of  water  hose  with  clamps,  nipples  and 
unions. 

Crank  handle  for  chain  hoist. 

Set  of  steels  to  six  feet  in  length. 

Extra  packing  for  front  head. 

Extra  ratchet  springs. 

Throttle  valve  with  union  and  nipple. 

Oil  can. 

Complete  set  of  wrenches. 

Binding  post. 

Price,   heights  and  Specifications  of  Sullivan    Gadder •,   with 

Drill 


Weight 
in 
Pounds 

Gadder  set   up  ready   to   run,  including 
drill   standard  and  carriage.       

2,700 
3,000 

Gadder  with  complete  equipment  

General 
Dimensions 

Length  of  carriage  
Width  of  carriage                              .        ... 

5  feet  6  inches 
4  feet  0  inches 
8  feet  0  inches 

Height  from  floor,  standard  vertical  

Price,  compl 
Code  \Vord 

jte  with  93/-inch  drill  and  equipment 

$650.00 
Edostome 

Larger  or  smaller  drills  than  the  above  may  be  mounted 
on  the  gadder  carriage,  at  special  prices,  which  will  be  quoted 
upon  application. 


Instructions    for     Running    the 
Sullivan          Rock         Drill 


WHATEVER  the  mounting  it  must  be  firmly 
secured.  If  the  drill  is  mounted  on  a  tripod  or 
quarry  bar,  set  the  mounting  in  the  desired  po- 
sition and  then  "spot"  a  small  hole  in  the  rock  with  a  hand 
drill  for  each  leg,  and  place  the  weights  on  the  legs.  Where 
the  rock  is  so  soft  that  the  jar  of  the  machine  causes  the  legs 
to  cut  into  the  stone,  and  thereby  throw  the  drill  out  of  line 
with  the  hole,  it  is  necessary  to  put  a  wooden  block  under 
each  leg.  An  iron  plate,  with  a  hole  in  it  for  the  leg,  should 
be  screwed  on  each  block.  In  setting  up  a  mining  column  or 
shaft  bar  it  is  well  to  have  the  foot  plates  for  the  jacks  riv- 
eted or  bolted  to  a  piece  of  hard  wood  plank.  Run  the  jack 
screws  back  as  far  as  possible,  and  place  the  column  or  bar  in 
position,  and  place  blocks  or  wedges  tightly  between  the  top 
plate  and  the  rock.  Draw  up  on  the  jack  screws,  and  as  the 
drill  is  started,  keep  tightening  the  screws  until  the  column 
or  bar  is  secure.  The  mounting  being  in  place,  fasten  the 
machine  rigidly  to  it.  Always  blow  out  the  hose  before  con- 
necting it  to  the  drill.  Before  starting,  the  rock  should  be 
leveled  off  where  the  hole  is  to  be  put. 

Where  compressed  air  is  used  the  drill  will  start  at  once ; 
but  with  steam  it  will  take  a  few  minutes  for  the  machine  to 
become  equally  heated.  Do  not  strike  the  steam  chest  or  any 
other  part  of  the  drill,  or  loosen  any  bolt  or  side  rod,  for 
when  the  steam  chest  and  cylinder  become  sufficiently  heated 
the  drill  will  start.  Start  the  drill  slowly  and  on  a  short 
stroke.  When  the  hole  is  about  5  inches  deep  give  the 
machine  full  head  of  air  or  steam,  and  feed  it  down  corres- 
ponding to  the  rate  at  which  it  cuts  into  the  rock.  When  the 
first  steel  has  cut  to  its  depth  remove  it  and  put  in  the  next 
length,  and  so  on  to  the  final  depth  of  the  hole. 

All  down  or  "  wet "  holes  should  be  kept  partly  filled  with 
water,  and  if  the  mud  should  clog  the  drill  steel  remove  it, 
and  clean  out  the  hole  with  a  "  sand  pump."  In  drilling  up, 
or  "  dry  "  holes,  it  is  a  good  plan  to  place  the  bit  end  of  the 
next  length  drill  in  such  a  position  that  the  dry  dust  from  the 

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hole  will  fall  on  it  and  keep  it  dry;  for  if  a  wet  drill  steel  be 
put  into  a  dry  hole  the  diist  adheres  to  it  and  clogs  it.  When 
the  drill  strikes  a  cavity  or  seam  in  the  rock,  crank  the 
machine  down  to  a  short  stroke,  until  the  bit  has  started 
in  the  next  ledge. 

Start  dry  holes  as  near  as  possible  on  a  level.  When  the 
hole  is  four  or  five  inches  deep,  loosen  the  clamp  or  saddle 
nuts  and  raise  the  drill  to  the  highest  point  of  the  hole ;  then 
tighten  first  the  back  clamp  nut,  then  the  front  nut.  This 
makes  the  drill  cut  down,  and  in  ordinary  rock  the  hole  may 
be  drilled  without  again  moving  the  machine.  The  drill 
should  be  given  as  long  a  stroke  as  possible  without  injury 
to  the  machine.  In  drilling  back  holes  through  damp  ground 
do  not  run  the  full  length  of  the  feed  screw.  In  working 
the  drill  back,  give  it  sufficient  air  to  prevent  the  cuttings 
from  packing  round  the  bit,  and  bring  it  back  quickly.  Very 
often  ground  is  encountered  which  drills  fast  but  in  water 
holes  does  not  splash  the  mud  from  the  bottom.  In  this  case 
give  the  machine  a  half  head  of  air  and  a  very  long  stroke,  so 
that  the  piston  lightly  taps  the  front  head,  giving  a  slight  jar 
to  the  drill  which  prevents  the  mud  from  clogging  the  bit. 

Do  not  keep  the  machine  running  if  the  piston  stops 
rotating,  or  if  the  drill  stops  cutting.  If  a  tripod  leg  has 
worked  low  causing  the  steel  to  bind  in  the  hole,  straighten 
it  up.  If  a  column  arm  is  too  high  let  it  down,  or  vice  versa. 
Always  keep  the  drill  steel  in  the  center  of  the  hole,  even  if 
it  necessitates  readjusting  the  mounting,  and  avoid  running 
with  crooked  drill  steels  or  shanks.  Have  the  steel  tight  in 
the  chuck  or  it  will  rapidly  wear  the  crriick  bushing,  which 
causes  the  drill  to  run  out  of  center,  and  results  in  excessive 
friction  and  wearing  of  the  bit  on  the  sides  of  the  hole.  In 
starting  a  steam  machine,  which  has  been  shut  down  some  time, 
do  not  oil  until  the  water  is  all  out  of  it,  then  oil  often  and  in 
small  quantities,  through  the  oiler  which  is  furnished  with 
each  machine.  Also  remove  the  plug  in  the  top  head  and  oil 
frequently.  Use  a  good  grade  of  cylinder  oil  when  running 
with  steam,  and  a  zero  black  oil  when  running  with  air. 

Do  not  use  any  heavy  grade  of  oil  when  using  air,  as 
such  oil  freezes  readily  and  retards  the  drill. 


Sullivan  Blacksmith  Tools  for  forging  drill  steel 


Sullivan  Sand  Pumps  &  Blacksmiths    Tools 


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Forging        Drill        Steel 


SAND    pumps   are    necessary    to    clean    out    the   mud 
from  drill-holes.     They  are  made  with  an  eye  at  the 
top,  to   which   may  be    attached   a   rod   or   chain  for 
the  purpose  of  lowering-  into  the  hole. 

The  Sullivan  Sand  Pump  is  an  improvement  over  the 
old  pumps  heretofore  used,  in  that  the  rubber  ball  forming 
the  valve,  which  very  often  becomes  stuck  in  the  tube,  is 
done  away  with  and  an  exterior  plug  used  in  its  place ; 
the  valve  or  plug  is  attached  to  the  lifting-  rod  running 
throug-h  the  tube  so  that  in  lowering  the  valve  is  opened, 
and  in  raising  the  whole  weight  of  the  pump  and  contents 
acts  against  the  valve  to  keep  it  closed. 

The  size  of  sand  pump  required  is  governed  by  the 
diameter  of  the  drill  hole  at  the  bottom. 

Outside  diameter        %  inch          1  inch        iy  inch      ll/2  inch      1^  inch 
Price,  2  feet  long..        $1.00  $1.00  $1.25  $1.50  $1.50 

Code  Word Besuconas  Besugadas  Besugos  Besuguete  Besuquets 

Prices  of  Blacksmiths'   Tools  for  Forging  Drill  Steel 


For  US  to  UL  Drills 

For  UA  Drill  only 

XT 

Number 

Price 

Code  Word 

Number 

Price 

Code  Word 

Swage  

-4 

$1.25 

Btr  liana 

11 

$1.25 

Boekband 

Sow  !      *2 

2.75 

Birltng 

12 

250 

Boekdeel 

Dolly  +  .  .  .         3 

3.00 

Birlonga 

13 

2.50 

Boekhaak 

Flatter  4 

1.50 

Birnkopf 

14 

1.25 

Boekweit 

Spreader  .  . 

5 

1.50 

Birnmuss 

15 

1.50 

Boekworm 

Dolly  x  

6 

3.00 

Exbirlonga 

16 

2.50 

Exboekhaak 

Per  set   ll 

10.00 

Birsche 

9.00 

Boemund 

dolly  only  f 

Drill  Shank  Swages 

For  Anvil 

7 

$0.75 

Boenla-b 

Hammer  . 

8 

.75 

Boenoa 

used 


Shaped  dollies  are  always  furnished  unless  otherwise  ordered. 
*  When  ordering  Sow  give  size  of  steam  drill  with  which  the  steels  are  to  be 


When  ordering  drill  shank  swages,  give  diameter  of  shank  to  be  swaged. 


Sullivan  Sand  Pump  and  Drill  Steel 


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Drill       Steel 


THE  steels  furnished  with  the  Sullivan  Rock  Drill  are 
made  from  a  high  grade  of  domestic  steel,  which  has 
been  found  to  give  the  best  result  in  maintaining  the 
cutting  edge. 

This  cutting  edge  or  bit  is  usually  of  the  +  or  X  shape. 
For  use  in  hard  and  uniform  rock  the  former  is  recom- 
mended; but  when  there  is  a  tendency  to  "rifle,"  the  use 
of  the  X  is  preferable  to  the  -+-  bit,  as  in  rotation  it  has 
only  50  per  cent,  of  the  possibility  of  striking  in  the  same 
place,  and  hence  the  chance  of  "rifling"  a  hole  is  reduced 
to  one-half. 

By  the  vise  of  blacksmiths'  tools  any  blacksmith  may 
easily  make  and  dress  the  bits.  Much  depends  upon  their 
being  properly  dressed  and  tempered,  as  steel  is  often  con- 
demned for  not  keeping  an  edge,  when  the  trouble  is  really 
due  to  the  tempering  and  not  to  the  quality  of  the  steel. 

The     Sullivan     Rock     Drill     Oiler 


PERHAPS  no  machine  is  so  poorly  oiled  as  the  rock 
drill.  It  is  a  mistake  to  pour  a  considerable  quantity 
of  oil  into  the  cylinder  and  expect  that  the  drill 
nicely  lubricated  for  a  two  or  three  hours'  run, 
for  if  a  piece  of  plank  is  held  in  front  of  the 
exhaust,  it  will  be  found  that  most  of  the  oil  is 
blown  out  in  the  first  two  or  three  strokes  of  the 
drill,  and  consequently  there  is  no  lubrication  of  the 
piston  until  another  charge  of  oil  is  put  in.  The 
Sullivan  Oiler  is  the  only  one  admitting  oil  to  the  cylinder 
gradually  and  during  the  whole  length  of  time  the  drill  is 
running;  this  result  is  accomplished  by  a  drip  cup  in  the 
oiler  which  allows  the  oil  to  go  through  drop  by  drop, 
thereby  adding  to  the  life  of  the  rock  drill. 

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Prices ,    Weights  and  Specifications  of  Drill 
Steels    for    Sullivan     Rock    Drills 

(Formed  and  Sharpened,  but  not  Tempered] 


For  Drill  UUA"—  2  Inches  —  Feed  12  Inches 

Size  of  Shank,  K  in-  x  3%  in- 

Name  of      F 
Each  Part 

LegularSize  T                               Size 
of  Gauge     Length  Steel     of  Steel      Weigh 
Inches           wl11  Cut          Inches     j     Poun 

tin                      Price 

ds         Single 

Set 

Starter 
2d  Length 
3d  Length 
4th  Length 
5th  Length 

\%                1ft.  0  in.                                    3^                $1.45 
1%                2  ft.  Oin.                                    5                      1.75 
\%                3ft.  Oin.                K                  6                     2.00 
1%               4  ft.  0  in.                K                  7^                  2.25 
1                    5  ft.  0  in.                K                  9                     2.50 

$1.45 
3.20 
5.20 
7.45 
9.95 

Code  word,  s< 
Code  word,  s 
Code  word.  s< 

it  tO  3  ft  

Betaalde 

it  to  4  ft  

Betaculi 

it  to  5  ft  

.  .  Betaculus 

For  Drill  "US"—  2%  Inches—  Feed  15  Inches 

Size  of  Shank,  %  in.  x  4  in. 

Regular  Size 
of  Gauge 
Inches 

Length  Steel 
will  Cut 

Size  of  Steel         Weight 
Inches        1   in  Pounds 

Price 

Single 

Set 

1^1 

1  ft.  3  in. 
2  ft.  6  in. 
3  ft.  9  in. 
5  ft.  0  in. 
6  ft.  3  in. 

1 
1 

5 
9 
10 
13 
Ifi 

$1.60 
2.00 
2.20 
2.55 
2.90 

$1.60 
3.60 
5.80 
8.35 
11.25 

Code  word,  s< 
Code  word,  s( 
Code  word,  s< 

it  to  3  ft.  9  in 

Betagt 

it  to  5  ft.  0  in  

.  .  Betakelen 

it  to  6  ft.  3  in   

..Bet  alter 

For  Drill  "UB"—  2^  Inches  —  Feed  20  Inches 

Size  of  Shank,  %  in.  x  4%.  in. 

Regular  Size 
of  Gauge 
Inches 

Length  Steel 
will  Cut 

Size  of  Steel 
Inches 

Weight 
in  Pounds 

Price 

Single 

Set 

IK 

1  ft.  8  in. 
3  ft.  4  in. 
5  ft.  0  in. 
6  ft.  8  in. 
8  ft.  4  in. 

1 
1 

,1 
5? 

21 

$1.85 
2.10 
2.55 
3.00 
3.50 

$1.85 
3.95 
6.50 
9.50 
13.00 

Code  word,  s< 
Code  word,  si 
Code  word,  s 

it  to  5  ft.  0  in 

Beterschap 
Biconge 
Biconvexo 

*t  to  6  ft  8  in 

it  to  8  ft.  4  in  

For  Drill  UUC"—  2^  Inches  —  Feed  24  Inches 

Size  of  Shank,  1  in.  x  4l/z  inches 

Regular  Size 
of  Gauge 
Inches 

Length  Steel 
will  Cut 

Size  of  Steel 
Inches 

Weight 
in  Pounds 

Price 

Single 

Set 

5 

2  ft.  0  in. 
4  ft.  0  in. 
6  ft.  0  in. 
8  ft.  0  in. 
10  ft.  0  in. 
12ft.  Oin. 

1  8 
1 
1 
1 

10 
18 
20 
25 
30 
35 

$2.20 
3.10 
3.20 
3.75 
4.40 
4.95 

$2.20 
5.30 
8.50 
12.25 
16.65 
21.60 

Code  word,  s 
Code  word,  s 
Code  word,  s 
Code  word,  s 

et  to    6  ft  

.  .  BJcorpor 

et  to    8  f  t                                          

.  .  Bicrural 

et  to  10  ft 

.  ,  Bicuculle 

et  to  12  ft  ... 

.  .  Bicrida 

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Prices ,  Weights  and  Specifications  of  Drill 
Steels  for    Sullivan    Rock    Drills — Continued 


For  Drill  "UC2"—  2^  Inches  —  Feed  18  Inches 

Size  of  Shank,  1  in.  x  4^  in. 

Regular  Size 
of  Gauge 
Inches 

Length  Steel 
will  Cut 

Size  of  Steel 
Inches 

Weight 
in  Pounds 

Price 

Single 

Set 

s*  . 

1% 
ig 

i^ 

1  ft.  6  in. 
3  ft.  0  in. 
4  ft.  6  in. 
6  ft.  0  in. 
7  ft.  6  in. 
9  ft.  0  in. 
10  ft.  6  in. 

V/s 

1/8 

1 
1 

1 
1 

8 
14 
15 
19 
23 
26 
30 

$2.00 
2.75 
2.80 
3.25 
3.80 
4.25 
4.80 

$2.00 
4.75 
7.55 
10.80 
14.60 
18.85 
23.64 

Code  word,  se 
Code  word,  se 
Code  word,  se 
Code  word,  se 

t  to    6  ft  0  in                                                                                        Biculla 

t  to    7  ft.  6  in  Bicumid 

t  to    9  ft.  0  in      -                  Rtrufias 

t  to  10  ft.  6  in  .  . 

Btcutto 

For  Drill  "UD"—  3  Inches  —  Feed  24  Inches 
For  Drill  "UE2"—  3%  Inches  —  Feed  24  Inches 
For  Drill  UUF2"—  3J<  Inches  —  Feed  24  Inches 

Size  of  Shank,  \yz  in.  x  4%  in. 

Regular  Size 
of  Gauge 
Inches 

Length  Steel 
will  Cut 

Size  of  Steel 
Inches 

Weight 
in  Pounds 

Price 

Single 

Set 

2% 

m 

2K 

r« 

1H 
1H 

2  ft.  0  in. 
4  ft.  0  in. 
6  ft.  0  in. 
8  ft.  0  in. 
10  ft.  0  in. 
12  ft.  0  in. 
14  ft.  0  in. 
16  ft.  0  in. 
18  ft.  0  in. 
20  ft.  0  in. 

1# 
ig 

154 

1 

11 
19 
23 
31 
39 
47 
55 
63 
71 
79 

$2.30 
3.30 
8.75 
4.50 
5.30 
6.15 
7.05 
7.90 
8.75 
9.60 

$2.30 
5.60 
9.35 
13.85 
19.15 
25.30 
32.35 
40.25 
49.00 
58.60 

Code  word,  se 
Code  word,  se 
Code  word,  se 
Code  word,  se 
Code  word,  st 
Code  word,  se 

t  to  10  ft                                                                                                     Bidbank 

t  to  12  ft                                         Biddende 

t  to  14  ft                                                                                 Bidelle 

t  to  16  ft                                                                                                     Rid.flu.lf 

t  to  18  ft                                                                       

..Bidiram 
.  .  .  Kidistonta 

t  to  20  ft 

For  Drill  "UH"—  3^  Inches  —  Feed  30  Inches 

Size  of  Shank,  \}{  in.  x  5%  in. 

Regular  Size 
of  Gauge 
Inches 

Length  Steel 
will  Cut 

Size  of  Steel 
Inches 

Weight 
in  Pounds 

Price 

Single 

Set 

3 

m 

2K 

8V 

2/8 

2  ft.  6  in. 
5  ft.  0  in. 
7  ft.  6  in. 
10  ft.  0  in. 
12  ft.  6  in. 
15  ft.  0  in. 
17  ft.  6  in. 
20  ft.  0  in. 

$ 

IK 

ll 

11   • 

1# 

18 
82 

37 
48 
59 
70 
81 
92 

$2.95 
4.45 
5.05 
6.40 
7.60 
8.65 
9.95 
11.30 

$2.95 
7.40 
12.45 
18.85 
26.45 
35.10 
45.05 
56.35 

Code  word,  se 
Code  word,  se 
Code  word,  se 
Code  word,  se 

t  to  12  ft  6  in                                               Bidtlaats 

«t  to  15  ft  0  in  

..Bids  fond 
.  .Biaueiar 

t  to  17  ft  6  in                   .  .              

t  to  20  ft.  0  in  Biqmnho 

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Prices,   Weights  and  Specifications  of  Drill 
Steels  for   Sullivan    Rock    Drills — Continued 


For  Drill  "U  H2"—  3^  Inches  —  Feed  24  Inches 

Size  of  Shank,  1%  in.  x  5J^  in. 

Regular  Size 
of  Gauge 
Inches 

Length  Steel 
will  Cut 

Size  of  Steel 
Inches 

Weight 
in  Pounds 

Price 

Single 

Set 

3 

2% 

It* 

2% 

2% 

%l/3 

2 
1% 
IK 

Ifg 

2  ft.  0  in. 
4  ft.  0  in. 
6  ft.  0  in. 
8  ft.  0  in. 
10  ft.  0  in. 
12  ft.  0  in. 
14  ft.  0  in. 
16  ft.  0  in. 
18  ft.  0  in. 
20  ft.  0  in. 
22  ft.  0  in. 
24  ft.  0  in. 

1/8 
IjJ 

% 

1* 

1$ 

IK 
IK 
1K 

15 
25 
31 
41 
50 
57 
63 
76 
82 
92 
103 
109 

$2.65 
3.94 
4.46 
5.63 
6.66 
7.53 
8.53 
9.85 
10.85 
12.00 
13.60 
14.15 

$2.65 
6.59 
11.05 
'    16.68 
23.34 
30.87 
39.40 
48.25 
59.10 
71.10 
84.70 
98.85 

Code  word,  se 
Code  word,  se 
Code  word,  se 
Code  word,  se 

:t  to  14  ft                                                                                                          Biquodain 

t  to  16  ft  Biquorum 

t  to  18  ft  Biquosser 

t  to  20  ft  Biqitot 

For  Drill  "U  K  "—  4J<  Inches  —  Feed  30  Inches 

Size  of  Shank,  \yz  in.  x  6  in. 

Regular  Size 
of  Gauge 
Inches 

Length  Steel 
will  Cut 

Size  of  Steel 
Inches 

Weight 
in  Pounds 

Price 

Single 

Set 

3/8 
3^ 
3% 
3K 

t* 

m 

2% 

23/8 

2  ft.  6  in. 
5  ft.  0  in. 
7  ft.  6  in. 
10  ft.  0  in. 
12  ft.  6  in. 
15  ft.  0  in. 
17  ft.  6  in. 
20  ft.  0  in. 
22  ft.  6  in. 
25  ft.  0  in. 
27  ft.  6  in. 

1 

JIZ 
1% 

\% 

1  V' 

1# 

27 
47 
66 
74 
90 
107 
123 
140 
156 
174 
190 

$4.26 
5.86 
7.38 
8.00 
9.30 
10.70 
11.94 
13.30 
14.58 
16.00 
17.30 

$4.26 
10.12 
17.50 
25.50 
34.80 
45.50 
57.44 
7074 
85.32 
101.32 
113.62 

Code  word,  se 
Code  word,  se 
Code  word,  se 
Code  word,  se 

t  to  20  ft.  0  in  Birkens 

t  to  22  ft  6  in                                                                                            Birkwein 

t  to  25  ft.  0  in  Bialaba 

t  to  27  ft.  6  in  Birlabais 

For  Drill  "  U  L"—  5  Inches  —  Feed  30  Inches 

Size  of  Shank,  1^  in-  x  6^  in. 

Regular  Size 
of  Gauge 
Inches 

Length  Steel 
will  Cut 

Size  of  Steel 
Inches 

Weight 
in  Pounds 

Price 

Single 

Set 

4 

3% 
3K 
3^ 
3^ 

^3/ 

3K 
3}4 
8 

2% 

23/4 

%tt 
2Y2 

2  ft.  0  in. 
4  ft.  6  in. 
7  ft.  0  in. 
9  ft.  6  in. 
12  ft.  0  in. 
14  ft.  6  in. 
17  ft.  0  in. 
19ft.  6  in. 
22  ft.  0  in. 
24  ft.  6  in. 
27  ft.  0  in. 
29  ft.  6  in. 
32  ft.  0  in. 

1% 

Ijl 
I& 

22 
39 
42 
65 
81 
98 
114 
131 
148 
165 
182 
200 
217 

$3.50 
5.40 
7.60 
8.25 
10.00 
11.90 
13.65 
15.50 
17.40 
19.25 
21.10 
23.10 
24.95 

$3.50 
8.90 
16.50 
24.85 
34.85 
46.75 
60.40 
75.90 
93.30 
112.55 
133.65 
156.75 
181.70 

Code  word,  se 
Code  word,  se 
Code  word,  se 
Code  word,  se 

t  to  25  ft  0  in                                                                                          Btrlacking 

t  to  27  ft.  6  in  Btr  ladder 

t  to  30  ft  0  in  .            .   .                      Birlagg 

»t  to  32  ft.  6  in  Birlandem 

Hose  and  Sullivan  Hose  Connections 


57 


Steam    and   Air    Hose  for    Connecting 
to      Sullivan      Rock      Drills 


IN    the    selection    of    hose    for    the    purpose    of    making 
connection  with  rock  drills,  experience  has  shown  that  a 
high  quality  is  cheaper  in  the  end  than  a  less  reliable 
grade.     Particularly  is  this  true  of  steam  hose,  whose 
life  is  usually  short,  owing  to  the   action  of  heat  upon  the 
rubber,   and   to   the  great  pressure   of  the  steam.     Various 
substitutes    for  rubber  have   been  and  are  being  tried,  but 
have  as  yet  reached  only  the  experimental  stage. 

For  steam  hose  marline  winding  has  been  found  best, 
as  this  prevents  the  hose  from  damage,  adds  to  its  strength 
and  is  much  cooler  to  handle  than  metal  winding.  Half 
round  wire  is  recommended  for  air  hose,  as  the  flat  surface 
will  not  cut  the  rubber,  while  the  half  round  form  minimizes 
friction.  This  form  of  winding  will  not  kink,  and  adds 
materially  to  the  life  of  the  hose. 

Marline  wound  hose  is  always  furnished  with  steam 
drills  and  half  round  wire  wound  hose  with  air  drills,  unless 
otherwise  ordered. 

The   Sullivan   Hose    Connections 

The  Sullivan  connections  consist,  for  one  end  of  the 
hose,  of  a  special  threaded  nipple  with  swivel  union  to 
attach  to  the  steam  pipe.  For  the  other,  of  a  special  nipple 
with  swivel  union  to  attach  to  the  throttle  valve,  and  two 
pair  of  special  hose  clamps. 

Prices  and  Specifications  of  Sullivan  Hose 


Without  Connections 

Description 

For  Drills 
Size 

25  Feet  Long 

50  Feet  Long 

Price 

Code  Word 

Price 

Code  Word 

%  in.,  4  ply,  steam. 
%  in..  4  ply,  air  
1      in.,  5  ply,  steam  . 
1     in.,  5  ply,  air  
\Y±  in.,  6  ply,  steam. 
\Y^  in.  ,6  ply,  air  

UA,  US,  UB 
UA,  US,UB 
UC,  UC2,  UD,  UE2,  UF2 
UC,  UC2,  UD,  UE2,  UF2 
UH,  UH2,  UK,  UL 
UH,  UH2,  UK,  UL 

$10.35 
9.40 
15.90 
14.15 
24.15 
21.45 

Bedelry 
Bedesman 
Bedestond 
Bedeuten 
Bedeutunz 
Bedgenoot 

$20.70 
18.80 
31.85 
28.30 
48.25 
42.90 

Bedilling- 
Bedizen 
Bedjah 
Bedompt 
Bedoting 
Bedroog 

With  Connections 

Description 

For  Drills 
Size 

25  Feet  Long 

50  Feet  Long 

Price 

Codeword 

Price 

Code  Word 

y±  in.  ,  4  ply,  steam  . 
^  in.,  4  ply,  air  
1     in.,  5  ply,  steam. 
1     in.,  5  ply,  air  
IX  in.  ,6  ply,  steam. 
\%  in.,  6  ply,  air  

UA,  US,  UB 
UA,  US,  UB 
UC,  UC2,  UD,  UE2.  UF2 
UC,  UC2,  UD,  UE2;  UF2 
UH,  UH2,  UK,  UL 
UH,  UH2,  UK,  UL 

$13.75 
12.60 
20.40 

laea 

2925 
26.55 

Bedtafel 
Bedutdsel 
Beduinas 
Bellabunt 
Bellacem 
Bellacity 

$24.10 
21.80 
36.35 
32.80 
53.35 
48.00 

Bellator 
Bellatrix 
Bellatuli 
Bellliase 
Bellhund 
Belliatos 

Electric    Rock    Blasting    Apparatus 


FOR   the    convenience   of   customers,    the   company  can 
supply  complete   electrical  rock   blasting   apparatus, 
all  of  the  best  materials  and  of  most  modern  design. 
Prices   and   code   words   for   the  various   devices   are   given 
below. 


Price 
$25.00 

50.00 
15.00 
15.00 


U.    S.   standard    blasting    machine,   No.   3,  fires 
1  to  20  holes 

U.   S.   standard    blasting    machine,   No.  4,   fires 
40  to  50  holes 

Victor  magneto  blasting  machine,  fires  5  to  8  holes 

Standard  electric  fuse  and  blast  tester  . 

Leading  wire  reel  for  holding  1,000  feet  wire 

Connecting  wire  holder  for  holding  2  spools  of  wire 

Battery  testing  lamp  with  stand,  complete    . 

Battery  testing  lamp  without  stand 

Connecting  wire  on  2-pound  spools  per  spool*     . 

Connecting  wire  on  5-pound  spools,  per  spool* 

Connecting  wire  on  10-pound  spools,  per  spool* 
*  One  pound  of  the  above  wire  contains  250  feet. 

Leading  wire  in  500-foot  coils,  per  coil  . 

Insulating  tape  in  ^-pound  pkgs.,  per  ^  pound 


Victor   Electric   Platinum    Fuses 


Code  Word 
Brunhild 

Bruniame 
Brunibarbe 


Single  Strength 
Ordinary  Quality 

Equal  to 
Quintuple  Force 

4-foot  wires 
6-foot  wires 
8-foot  wires 
10- foot  wires 
12-foot  wires 
14-foot  wires 
16-foot  wires 


Per  100 
$3.00 
3.54 
4.08 
4.62 
5.16 
570 
6.24 


Code  Word 

Bramantip 

Bramarbas 

Bramarian 

Bramasse 

Brambalie 

Brambly 

Bramidos 


Single  Strength 
Ordinary  Quality 

Equal    to 
Quintuple  Force 

18-foot  wires 
20-foot  wires 
22- foot  wires 
24- foot  wires 
26-foot  wires 
28- foot  wires 
30-foot  wires 


9.32 
10.32 
11.32 
12.32 


^       Double  Strength 
^gl    Ordinary  Quality 

Double  Strength 
Ordinary    Quality 

7|ffl|              Equal  to 

Equal  to 

JH       Quintuple  Force 

Per  100 

Code  Word 

Quintuple  Force 

Per  100 

Code  Word 

ra      4-foot  wires 

.    $3.75 

Braminic 

18-foot  wires 

.    $7.53 

Brumous 

;   g      0-foot  wires 

.      4.29 

Braminical 

20-foot  wires 

.      8.07 

Brunda 

H     8-foot  wires 

.      4.83 

Brammast 

22  foot  wires 

.      9.07 

Brundisina 

0    10-foot  wires 

.      5.37 

Bramosia 

24-foot  wires 

.     10.07 

Brundisium 

<B    12-foot  wires 

.      5.9t 

Bramoso 

26-foot  wires 

.    11.07 

Brundulus 

m    14-foot  wires 

.      6.45 

Bramsegel 

28-foot  wires 

.     12.07 

Bruneteau 

LJP    16-foot  wires 

.      6.99 

B  ram  fop 

30-foot  wires 

.     13.07 

Brunettino 

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Boil 


THE    company  is   in   a   position    to   furnish   boilers   of 
standard  manufacture  to  its  customers  at  favorable 
prices.     These  boilers  are  made  of  the  best  materials, 
represent  the  most   approved  patterns,   and   are   thoroughly 
tested  before  shipment. 


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Table    Showing    Cubic    Feet    of  Free    Air    Required 
to    Run  from    One    to    Forty    Sullivan    Rock   Drills 


AMOUNT  FREE  AIR  PER  MINUTE 


No.  of 

UA 

us 

UB 

uc 

UD 

UE 

UF 

UH 

UK 

UTv 

Machines 

Sin. 

2#in. 

S^in. 

2Kin. 

3  in. 

3^  in. 

3^  in 

3tt  in. 

4^  in. 

5  in. 

1 

65 

67 

70 

95 

110 

112 

115 

130 

140 

165 

2 

110 

115 

120 

160 

190 

194 

200 

235 

250 

280 

3 

156 

165 

174 

234 

279 

284 

294 

340 

360 

405 

4 

196 

206 

220 

304 

356 

361 

372 

435 

460 

524 

5 

230 

240 

260 

370 

425 

433 

445 

520 

555 

635 

6 

264 

275 

294 

426 

486 

498 

516 

600 

642 

738 

7 

294 

305 

329 

476 

546 

560 

581 

670 

721 

826 

8 

320 

335 

360 

520 

600 

618 

640 

740 

800 

920 

9 

360 

375 

405 

585 

675 

695 

720 

830 

900 

1035 

10 

400 

425 

450 

650 

750 

770 

800 

920 

1000 

1150 

12 
15 

480 

500 

540 
675 

780 
975 

900 
1125 

925 
1155 

960 
1200 

1100 
1380 

1200 
1500 

1380 
1725 

20 

1300 

1500 

1545 

1600 

1850 

2000 

2300 

25 

1625 

1875 

1930 

2000 

2300 

2500 

2775 

30 

1950 

2250 

2320 

2400 

2770 

3000 

3450 

40 

2600 

3000 

3100 

3200 

3700 

4000 

4600 

The  above  figures  are  for  air  pressure  at  60  pounds.  For 
75  pounds  pressure  add  one-fifth;  for  90  pounds,  two-fifths  to 
the  above  figures. 

For  figures  on  the  requirements  of  Sullivan  Drills  for 
steam,  see  page  21. 


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Drilling          Outfit 


FOR  the  benefit  of  those  desiring  to  purchase  their 
first  rock  drill  plant,  the  following  list  comprises  a 
complete  outfit,  which  contains  everything  necessary 
for  operation  aside  from  boiler  or  air  compressor. 

One  Sullivan  Rock  Drill,  with  throttle  valve,  oiler, 
wrenches  and  extra  set  of  packing  for  front  head,  see 
page  21. 

One  Sullivan  Universal  Joint  Tripod,  with  weights  and 
wrench,  see  page  25. 

One  set  of  drill  steels,  sharpened  ready  for  use  to 
a  depth  of  ....  feet,  see  page  54. 

One  ....  foot  length  of  ....  inch  ....  ply  (marline  or 
wire)  ....  wound  (steam  or  air)  ....  hose  with  connections, 
see  page  58. 

One  set  of  blacksmiths'  tools  (five  pieces)  for  forming 
and  sharpening  the  drill  steel  bits,  see  page  51. 

One  sand  pump  for  cleaning  out  the  holes,  see  page  51. 

If  for  quarry  work  and  quarry  bar  is  required  substitute : 

One  Sullivan  Steel  Quarry  Bar  with  weights  and  wrenches, 
see  page  39. 

If  for  mining  or  tunneling  and  shaft  bar  or  column  is 
required  substitute : 

One  Sullivan  Column  with  clamp,   see  page  31. 

NOTE. — The  number  and  size  in  each  case  will  depend  upon  the  size 
of  drill  decided  upon. 


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The    Sullivan    Channeling    Machines 


T 


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HE  Sullivan  Steel  Gang 
Channeler  is  a  direct-acting 
single-gang  machine,  a  con- 
struction which  admits  the  greatest 
possible  simplicity  of  mechanism 
with  the  least  practicable  loss  of 
power  in  transmission,  and  which, 
combined  with  a  fast-running  engine, 
results  in  high  capacity,  low  operat- 
ing expense  and  unusual  conven- 
ience in  manipulation.  These 
results  are  further  insured  by  many 
details  of  construction,  such  as  inde- 
pendent cutting  and  propelling 
engines;  ability  to  work  rapidly  in 
any  kind  of  stone  and  in  any  part  of  a  quarry;  the  use  of 
cushion  valves  to  increase  efficiency  and  economy ;  absence  of 
keys  or  wedges  to  hold  drills  in  cross  head;  the  use  of  iron 
steam  pipe  with  swivel  joints,  by  which  the  expense  of 
steam  hose  is  avoided;  and  other  features,  details  of  which 
will  be  found  in  the  following  pages,  and  the  value  of  which 
will  be  apparent  to  owners  and  managers  of  quarries. 

It  is  claimed  for  this  machine  that  it  will  cut  more  feet  of 
channel  per  day  than  any  single  or  double-gang  channeler 
now  made,  and  with  less  cost  in  labor,  steam  consumption 
and  repairs.  Only  two  men  are  required  to  run  it,  instead  of 
three  men  as  required  for  double-gang  channelers.  In  very 
soft  stone,  however,  a  third  man  may  be  used  to  good  advan- 
tage. It  is  readily  moved  about  or  operated  in  small  space, 
and  the  head  or  standard  can  be  set  at  either  end  of  the 
machine,  to  cut  into  any  corner,  making  the  machine  either 
right  or  left-hand.  Owing  to  these  conditions,  in  connection 
with  its  light  weight,  it  is  well  adapted  for  opening  new  quar- 
ries, where  a  larger  and  heavier  machine  would  not  find 
sufficient  room  to  operate.  In  developed  quarries  where 
space  will  permit  long  sections  of  track,  two  or  more 
machines  are  commonly  used  on  the  same  track.  Cutting 


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efficiency  is  by  this  means  increased,  since  the  slush  in  the 
channel  is  thereby  prevented  from  settling  to  form  a  cushion 
through  which  the  drills  must  strike  to  reach  solid  rock. 

In  the  design  of  these  machines  special  attention  has 
been  given  to  the  study  of  details  of  construction.  For  all 
wearing  parts  ample  adjustment  has  been  provided  to  take 
up  the  lost  motion  and  to  insure  a  perfect  alignment  of  the 
parts.  This  feature  alone  makes  a  great  saving  in  repairs. 

The  record  made  by  the  Sullivan  Channeler  since  it  has 
been  introduced  has  been  very  gratifying.  The  success  it. 
has  achieved  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  it  is  now  the  only 
channeler  which  the  marble  companies  of  the  country 
will  buy.  For  example,  the  Vermont  Marble  Co.  now  owns 
nearly  fifty,  and  there  has  been  no  other  make  of  channeling 
machines  sold  in  the  great  marble  quarrying  fields  of  Ver- 
mont, where  over  one  hundred  are  in  use,  for  several  years. 
In  the  Georgia,  Tennessee  and  North  Carolina  marble  quar- 
ries there  are  more  than  fifty  Sullivan  Channelers,  and  but 
four  have  been  sold  there  of  other  makes  combined  since  the 
introduction  of  the  Sullivan  machines  fourteen  years  ago. 
In  the  great  building  stone  district  of  Indiana,  where  the 
formation  encountered  is  oolitic  limestone,  these  machines 
meet  with  the  same  favor  as  elsewhere,  and  over  sixty  chan- 
nelers  have  now  been  sold  there.  On  the  Chicago  Main 
Drainage  Canal,  where  channeling  machines  were  used  for 
the  first  time  on  a  great  public  work,  out  of  a  total  of  eighty- 
nine  channelers  used,  fifty-five  were  of  Sullivan  manufacture. 
The  first  machine  sold  on  the  canal  was  of  this  make,  as  were 
the  last  three.  The  conditions  under  which  channeling  was 
done  on  this  work  were  unusually  severe,  owing  to  the  uneven, 
broken  and  "  wild  "  nature  of  the  rock,  the  depth  of  cuts,  and 
the  necessity  of  forcing  the  work.  How  well  the  Sullivan 
Channelers  met  these  requirements  is  best  shown  by  the 
record  of  the  number  of  machines  used. 

The  different  styles  of  this  channeler  are  illustrated  in  the 
following  pages,  and  additional  types  for  special  work  will  be 
furnished  if  desired.  It  has  been  the  policy  of  the  company 
to  study  the  special  requirements  of  the  stone  industry  and 
build  machines  to  meet  the  varying  conditions  of  the  different 
methods  of  quarrying  stone.  Besides  this,  they  are  always 
anxious  to  perfect  the  details  of  their  standard  machines  to 
make  them  more  convenient,  strong,  efficient  and  durable. 

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Sullivan  Rigid  Head  Channeler,  size  Y. 


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The    Sullivan     Rigid    Head    Channelers 

THE  Sullivan  Rigid  Head  Channelers  are  designed 
for  use  in  quarries  and  on  public  work  where  ver- 
tical channels  only  are  required.  These  conditions 
exist  in  quarries  where  the  floors  are  large  and  where  there 
is  no  particular  objection  to  a  small  offset  on  each  floor, 
also  on  public  work  which  necessitates  but  two  or  three 
cuts  in  depth.  The  cutting  head  on  these  channelers  may 
be  moved  to  either  end  of  the  frame  to  cut  up  into  corners 
or  to  the  wall  without  turning  the  machine  around,  as  is 
necessary  with  channelers  of  other  manufacture. 

The  rigid  head  channeler  usually  carries  a  boiler,  as  it 
is  apt  to  be  used  at  a  distance  from  the  fixed  boiler  plant, 
which  would  necessitate  long  lines  of  steam  pipe  with  con- 
sequent loss  of  power  by  condensation.  The  use  of  a  boiler 
on  these  machines  is  strongly  recommended,  since  the  chan- 
neler is  thereby  insured  a  constant  supply  of  dry  steam  at 
the  required  pressure.  Thus  the  machine  is  enabled  to 
work  continuously  at  full  capacity,  and  the  cost  per  square 
foot  of  channel  is  reduced  to  a  minimum.  Under  very 
good  conditions,  the  steam  supply  may  be  obtained  from  a 
boiler  plant  near  at  hand.  It  is  then  conveyed  to  the 
machine  through  swivel  pipe,  allowing  a  run  of  twenty- 
five  or  thirty  feet,  without  the  inconvenience  of  rubber 
hose.  The  difference  in  weight,  due  to  the  presence  or 
absence  of  the  boiler,  has  no  effect  on  the  efficiency  of  the 
channeler,  since  the  main  engine  is  very  smooth  in  its 
operation  and  the  whole  machine  carefully  balanced. 

The  Sullivan  Rigid  Head  Channelers  are  built  in  two 
sizes,  the  Y  and  the  6^,  which  are  described  in  detail  upon 
the  following  pages. 

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The    Sullivan     Rigid   Head    Channelers 

Designated     as     Size     T     and     Size    6  V2 


THE  Sullivan  Rigid  Head  Channeler,  size  Y,  is  a 
heavy,  powerful  machine  of  great  cutting  capacity, 
built  to  give  the  best  results  under  the  heaviest  duty. 
With  this  machine  cuts  of  fifteen  feet  in  depth  may  be  put 
in,  and  it  has  sufficient  cutting  power  to  overcome  the  difficul- 
ties arising  from  the  loose  and  broken  ground  liable  to  be 
encountered  where  channeling  is  required  on  public  work. 
The  Y  channelers  were  used  with  great  success  on  the 
Chicago  Main  Drainage  Canal,  and  are  now  the  favorite  type 
for  quarrying  oolitic  limestone  in  the  Indiana  district,  where 
over  sixty  are  in  use.  The  illustration  on  page  70  shows 
the  method  in  vogue  in  this  district,  of  using  two  or  more 
machines  on  the  same  track. 

The  frame  is  a  solid  casting,  a  construction  which  insures  The 
perfect  alignment  of  all  bearings  and  is  much  superior  to 
the  built  up  frame.  The  frame  is  carried  on  cast  steel  trucks 
with  heavy  flanges  to  stand  the  weight  of  the  machine  when 
off  the  track.  The  trucks  are  keyed  securely  to  heavy  axles, 
which  run  in  tough  bronze  bearings,  perfectly  lubricated  by 
felt  liners  situated  in  recesses  in  the  axle  caps  and  pressed 
against  the  axle  by  springs. 

The  main  or  chopping  engine  may  be  set  at  four  points  Main 
on  the  frame,  two  of  these  being  at  the  ends.  The  engine 
standard  is  securely  gibbed  to  the  frame  on  a  high  plate  or 
"washboard."  The  cylinder  is  seven  inches  in  diameter, 
providing  for  a  heavy  blow,  while  the  valve  motion,  being 
the  same  in  design  as  that  used  on  the  Sullivan  Channelers  of 
lighter  make,  gives  a  quick  blow. 

The  cylinder  is  bolted  fast  to  a  sliding  steel  apron  gibbed 
to  the  standard  throughout  its  length,  thus  preventing  the 
possibility  of  side  strains.  This  apron  carries  phosphor 
bronze  gibs  for  the  cross-head,  causing  the  latter  to  maintain 
its  position  relative  to  the  apron. 

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The  gibs  for  apron  and  cross-head  are  completely  adjust- 
able for  wear,  and  the  parts  thus  constantly  remain  in  perfect 
alignment.  The  chopping  engine  is  raised  and  lowered  by 
means  of  a  feed  screw,  which  is  attached  to  the  upper  cylin- 
der head,  directly  in  line  with  the  piston  rod.  This  position 
permits  the  successful  use  of  take-up  nuts,  thus  preventing 
lost  motion  and  breakage  as  the  parts  wear.  The  feed  screw 
is  operated  through  bevel  gears  and  a  sprocket  chain,  by  a 
shaft  driven  by  the  feed  engine.  This  device  accomplishes 
a  great  saving  of  time  and  labor,  though  the  feed  screw  may 
be  raised  by  hand  if  desired.  The  engine  is  under  perfect 
control  for  a  blow  of  any  desired  force  in  cutting  the  stone. 
The  blow  may  thus  be  directed  with  full  power  upon  the  solid 
rock  or,  at  will  of  the  runner,  be  cushioned  to  permit  the 
passing  over  of  mud  seams  or  other  spots  where  the  drills 
would  not  encounter  rock. 

The  feed  engine  is  of  the  vertical  plain  engine  type,  Feed 
especially  designed,  and  is  provided  with  an  automatic  gov- 
ernor, carefully  protected  from  dust  and  breakage,  to  give 
the  desired  speed  along  the  track.  This  engine  is  very 
carefully  constructed  from  the  best  materials,  and  is  admira- 
bly adapted  for  its  purpose.  All  power  is  transmitted  by 
friction,  and  in  the  event  of  neglect  by  the  runner,  the  clutch 
will  slip  before  exerting  sufficient  power  to  cause  breakage, 
in  case  of  sudden  stoppage  of  any  nature.  The  feed  engine 
also  furnishes  the  power  for  raising  and  lowering  the  main 
engine.  The  thrust  shaft  and  worm  gearing  are  perfectly 
protected  from  dust  and  grit.  The  ends  of  the  shaft  are 
squared  to  fit  crank  handles,  by  which  the  machine  may  be 
moved  along  the  track  by  hand.  The  worm  gearings  are  of 
steel  and  bronze  with  thread  of  heavy  pitch,  and  at  all  times 
run  in  a  tight  oil  reservoir.  The  ball  bearings  located  at  each 
end  of  the  thrust  shaft  reduce  friction  to  a  minimum,  and 
make  the  duty  of  propelling  the  machine  a  light  one  for 
the  feed  engine. 

The  boiler  used  on  the  Y  channeler  has   an   extended  Boiler 
shell,  increasing  the  steam  capacity  more  than  one  half,  and 
insuring  dry  steam  for  the  engines.      Foaming  when  poor 

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water  is  used,  and  the  consequent  cutting  of  the  boiler,  is  also 
thus  avoided.  The  boiler  is  of  the  submerged  flue  type,  dif- 
fering from  others  of  the  same  type  in  having  a  large  center 
flue  of  boiler  plate  steel  riveted  to  both  top  and  bottom  crown 
sheets.  This  construction  insures  rigidity  of  the  crown  sheets, 
and  relieves  the  central  flues  from  overduty,  undue  strain  and 
tendency  to  leakage.  The  accumulation  of  sediment  on  the 
crown  sheet  is  also  thus  prevented  to  a  great  extent.  The 
boiler  is  built  of  high  grade  steel,  set  low  in  the  frame  of  the 
machine  and  securely  held  in  position.  These  boilers  have  a 
large  water  leg  and  an  unusual  number  of  hand  holes  in  the 
water  leg,  as  well  as  over  the  crown  sheet,  giving  ample 
facilities  for  thorough  cleaning.  They  are  provided  with 
complete  fixtures,  including  injector,  suction  hose  and  strainer, 
gauge  cocks,  safety  valve,  pressure  gauge,  firing  tools,  etc. 

The  Sullivan  Rigid  Head  Channeler,  size  6^,  is  of  the  6^  Rigid 
same  general  type  as  the  Y,  but  it  is  lighter  and  of  some-  channeier 
what  less  capacity  and  power.     The  chopping  engine  stand- 
ard,  as  in  the  Y  machine,  is    mounted  on   a   "washboard," 
but  owing  to  the  lighter  weight  of  this  engine  and  of  the 
cutting  parts,  the  sliding  apron  is  dispensed  with  and  the  feed 
screw  is  operated  by  ratchet  and  hand  lever,  instead  of  by 
power,  as  in  the  Y. 

All  the  channelers  except  the  VX  machine  are  pro- 
vided with  a  rig  consisting  of  a  casting  and  two  bolts,  by 
which  the  truck  wheels  may  be  pulled  off  the  axles  when  it  is 
necessary  to  replace  them ;  and  all  the  channelers,  including 
the  VX,  are  supplied  with  slings  which  hook  into  clevises 
placed  conveniently  in  the  frame,  allowing  them  to  be  easily 
handled  when  a  derrick  is  available. 

For  weights,  dimensions  and  general  equipment,  see 
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The     Sullivan     Swivel    Head    Channelers 

THE  Sullivan  Swivel  Head  Channelers  are  designed 
for  use  in  quarries  where  angle  as  well  as  vertical 
cutting  is  required.  This  condition  exists  in  quarries 
where  the  stone  is  under  heavy  cover,  making  stripping 
expensive,  or  where  the  formation  pitches  and  must  be  fol- 
lowed, requiring  tunneling  to  overcome  the  necessity  of 
removing  heavy  layers  of  worthless  rock.  The  develop- 
ment of  quarries  by  this  method  is  well  illustrated  by  the 
cut  of  the  Columbian  Marble  Quarrying  Co.'s  quarry  at 
Proctor,  Vt.,  on  the  opposite  page. 

At  this  point,  with  a  comparatively  small  surface  open- 
ing, the  quarry  is  enlarged  at  each  floor  by  angle  wall 
cuts,  saving  the  removal  of  undesirable  stock  at  the  surface 
and  giving  constantly  increasing  floor  space  as  the  quarry 
is  deepened.  The  flashlight  views  on  pages  74  and  100 
illustrate  the  tunneling  method  as  practiced  with  these 
machines  in  the  deep  quarries  of  the  Vermont  Marble  Co., 
at  West  Rutland.  The  strata  or  beds  of  valuable  stock 
have  been  followed  to  a  depth  of  two  hundred  and  fifty 
feet,  and  by  tunneling  to  a  distance  several  hundred  feet 
under  the  hill. 

These  are  but  two  instances  among  many  that  exist 
in  the  quarries  of  this  country.  On  public  work  these 
machines  are  especially  valuable  where  it  is  necessary  to 
carry  excavation  to  great  depths.  See  illustration  of  the 
wheel-pit  excavation  at  Niagara  Falls,  on  page  98. 

The  Sullivan  Swivel  Head  Channelers  are  built  in 
three  sizes,  as  described  and  illustrated  on  the  following 
pages. 

77 


Sullivan  Swivel  Head  Channeler,  size  Z. 


Sullivan     Swivel     Head     Channeler 

'This     Machine     Designated     as     Size     Z 


THE  Sullivan  Swivel  Head  Channeler,  size  Z,  is  simi- 
lar in  size  of  cylinder,  cutting  capacity  and  details  of 
chopping-   engine   to    the    Y    machines   already   fully 
described.     The   main    engine,    however,    is   mounted   on   a 
heavy  swinging  plate,  making  possible  the  putting  in  of  angle 
wall  cuts,  as  with  the  6^2  and  VX  machines.     This  mounting 
is  firm  and  strong,  and  there  are  no  bolts  to  break,  as  the 
strain  is  borne  directly  by  the  casting.     The  Z 
channeler  is  designed  for  use  where  channels  of 
great  depth  are  desired,  or  where  the  stone   is 
very  hard  and  the  conditions  severe.     The  head 
may  be  swiveled  so  as  to  cut  out 
the  corners  of  a  quarry,  and  the 
machine  may  be  used  for  trans- 
verse or  tunnel  cuts.     The  chop- 
ping  engine    may    be    placed    at 
three  points  on  the  swivel  plate : 
in  the    centre,   or  at  either  end. 
The   end   positions  allow  the  en- 
gine to  be  placed  at  an  angle  of 
thirty  degrees  with  the  vertical, 
while  the  plate  may  be  swiveled 
*back   to   allow    an    angle    cut    of 
thirty-six    degrees,    or    of    forty- 
eight  degrees  when  special  braces 
are  used.     An  angle  of  thirty-six 
degrees    gives     an    undercut     of 
about  three  feet  nine  inches  in  a  six-foot  channel. 

The  Z  machine  may  be  used  with  a  boiler  if  desired, 
in  that  case  performing  all  the  work  done  by  the  Y  rigid 
head  channeler.  In  addition,  angle  wall  cuts  may  be  put  in 
up  to  twelve  degrees  with  the  vertical,  amounting  to  an 
undercut  of  about  fifteen  inches  in  a  six-foot  channel.  Cross 


Sullivan  Swivel  Head  Channeler, 
size  Z,  with  boiler. 


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cuts  may  also  be  continued  into  the  wall  cuts,  when  these  are 
of  less  than  twelve  degrees,  by  swiveling  the  engine  on  the 
plate.  The  customary  practice  is  to  build  these  machines 
without  boilers,  for  use  in  quarries  where  the  veins  are  in- 
clined or  on  a  level. 

An  automatic  trip  is  furnished  with  the  Z  and  6% 
machines,  by  means  of  which  the  channeler  is  reversed  at  the 
end  of  the  cut.  It  is  operated  by  rods  close  to  the  track, 
which  strike  dogs  clamped  to  the  rail  at  each  end  of  the  cut. 
These  dogs  are  easily  shifted  along  the  rail,  and  the  use  of 
this  trip  allows  the  runner  to  put  his  attention  on  other 
work. 

This  machine  has  met  with  great  success  in  the  marble 
quarries  of  New  England  and  in  deep  excavations  on  public 
work,  its  great  power  and  cutting  capacity  rendering  it  well 
fitted  for  such  difficult  work.  For  weight,  dimensions  and 
equipment,  see  page  92. 

The  Z  machine,  together  with  all  the  Sullivan  Chan- 
nelers  of  other  types,  may  be  operated  by  compressed  air  as 
well  as  steam.  Air  is  preferable  under  conditions  necessitat- 
ing the  use  of  a  number  of  machines  at  points  distant  from 
the  central  power  plant  and  from  each  other.  In  -this  case  a 
suitable  reheater  is  mounted  on  the  machine  to  secure  the 
utmost  efficiency.  The  Z  channelers  used  in  constructing 
the  wheel  pits  at  Niagara  Falls  and  the  great  canal  of  the 
Lake  Superior  Power  Co.,  at  Sault  Ste.  Marie,  were  driven  by 
air  as  above  described.  The  reheaters  may  be  distinguished 
in  the  cut  on  page  98. 

NOTE. — The  approximate  amount  of  air  at  80  pounds  pressure  neces- 
sary to  operate  the  Y  and  Z  channelers  is,  without  reheating,  about  350 
feet  per  minute.  The  size  6)4  machine  will  use  about  300  feet  under  the 
same  conditions,  while  the  VX  channeler  will  use  approximately  200  feet. 


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Sullivan     Swivel     Head     Channeler 

This     Machine     Designated    as    Size    61-2 


THE  Sullivan  Swivel  Head  Channeler,  size  6^,  was 
the  first  successful  direct-acting  channeler  placed 
upon  the  market,  and  is  still  the  standard  for  marble 
quarries.  It  has  been  improved  from  time  to  time,  and  all 
features  have  been  thoroughly  tested  by  years  of  use.  It  is 
the  favorite  in  the  great  marble  quarries  of  Vermont,  Tennes- 
see and  Georgia,  on  account  of  its  light  weight,  great  cutting 
capacity  and  wide  range  of  adjustability.  With  this  machine, 
angle  wall  cuts  of  thirty-three  degrees  with  the  vertical  may 
be  put  in,  giving  an  undercut  of  about  three  and  one-half 
feet  in  a  six  foot  cut.  The  engine  may  be  inclined  at  -any 
angle  up  to  twenty-seven  and  one-half  degrees  for  cutting 
out  corners  or  continuing  cross  cuts  into  angle  wall  cuts. 
These  angles  may  be  increased  by  means  of  special  braces 
to  ninety  and  seventy-five  degrees,  respectively.  In  putting 
in  horizontal  tunnel  cuts,  however,  the  usual  practice  is  to 
remove  the  hack  brace  entirely,  supporting  the  standard  on 
a  platform  set  upon  the  frame  for  that  purpose. 

The  chopping  engine  standard  is  supported  on  a  solid  Main 
steel  bar  secured  rigidly  to  the  frame.  The  standard  may  be  En#ine 
set  and  firmly  clamped  at  any  point  on  this  bar.  The  joint  is 
such  that  the  standard  may  be  set  at  any  angle  from  vertical 
to  horizontal.  An  adjustable  back  brace  consisting  of  a  cast- 
iron  sleeve  and  a  heavy  steel  screw,  holds  the  standard  firmly 
in  position  from  the  rear,  while  laterally  the  standard  is 
supported  by  a  steel  rod,  one  end  of  which  is  fastened  to  the 
top  of  the  standard  and  the  other  clamped  to  the  bar..  This 
clamp  may  be  slid  along  the  bar  and  makes  a  convenient 
method  of  inclining  the  standard  without  the  use  of  a  screw. 

The  cylinder  is  raised  and  lowered  by  a  feed  screw 
operated  by  a  ratchet  and  hand  lever,  and  situated  between 
the  sides  of  the  standard,  parallel  with  the  piston  rod.  It 
passes  through  a  feed  nut  held  in  lugs  on  the  back  of  the 

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The  Sullivan  Swivel  Head  Channeler,  size  6^ 


cylinder,  and  is  provided  with  a  take-up  nut.  The  standard 
is  provided  with  guides  throughout  its  length,  in  which  the 
cylinder  and  cross-head  work.  The  guides  are  lined  with 
steel  liners,  which  may  be  easily  replaced  when  worn.  The 
cylinder  and  cross-head  are  provided  with  suitable  gibs,  which 
may  be  shimmed  up  or  replaced  when  worn. 

The  valve  for  the  chopping  engine  is  of  the  same  general  Valve 
type  as  that  used  on  all  Sullivan  Channelers,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  the  VX.  A  balanced  piston  valve  of  ordinary  type 
controls  the  chopping  piston.  This  is  in  no  way  mechanically 
connected  with  the  engine.  A  separate  valve,  moved  by  a 
lever  and  link  connected  with  the  cross-head,  gives  the  cut-off 
at  a  definite  point  in  the  stroke.  A  small  reverse  valve  at  the 
top  of  this  cut-off  valve  controls  the  main  valve  by  admitting 
live  steam  to  either  end.  This  valve  motion  is  very  economi- 
cal, as  the  steam  is  used  expansively,  and  has  a  wide  range 
of  adjustment,  working  equally  well  under  a  hard  or  light 
blow.  It  has  been  tested  by  years  of  use  and  has  been  found 
perfectly  satisfactory.  The  cushion  valve,  which  prevents 
the  piston  from  striking  the  bottom-head,  when  passing  over 
a  mud  seam  or  cavity  in  the  rock,  is  a  round  valve  of  the 
Corliss  type  in  the  exhaust  passage,  which  chokes  the  exhaust, 
thus  forming  a  steam  cushion. 

The  machine  is  moved  along  the  track  by  the  same  style 
of  gearing  as  that  employed  on  the  Y  and  Z  channelers.  A 
starting  and  a  reverse  lever  control  this  motion,  which  is 
further  governed  by  an  automatic  trip,  already  fully  described 
on  page  81.  The  6^  channeler  is  used  almost  invariably 
without  boiler,  as  the  presence  of  the  latter  greatly  limits  the 
ability  of  the  machine  to  put  in  angle  cuts.  When  desired, 
however,  the  machine  is  built  with  boiler.  This  is  of  the 
plain  vertical  type,  with  submerged  flues.  An  attachment 
for  mounting  a  rock  drill,  similar  to  that  used  on  the  VX 
machine,  will  be  furnished  if  desired. 

For  weights,  dimensions  and  general  equipment,  see 
page  92. 


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Sullivan      Side      Hill      Channeler 
Designated        as        Size        V  X 

THE  Sullivan  VX  Swivel  Head  Side  Hill  Channeler 
is  the  lightest  track  machine  manufactured,  having 
been  built  to  meet  the  growing  demand  for  an  effec- 
tive machine  for  light  work.  It  has  become  very  popular  in 
the  slate  quarries  of  Pennsylvania,  Vermont,  Maine  and  Vir- 
ginia, and  in  fact  has  superseded  the  bar  channeler  as  the 
standard  machine  for  this  and  other  light  work.  It  cuts 
slate  more  rapidly  than  any  machine  previously  used,  thus 
obviating  to  a  large  extent  the  use  of  powder,  which  shattered 
the  stone  severely,  and  was  a  cause  of  considerable  loss  in  the 
production  of  valuable  slate.  The  VX  will  readily  cut  chan- 
nels to  ten  feet  in  depth,  occasioning  a  great  saving  of  time 
and  labor  in  moving  the  machine,  etc.  It  is  well  adapted 
for  opening  new  marble,  limestone  and  sandstone  quarries, 
being  easily  moved  and  set  on  the  most  uneven  surfaces. 

The  feed  engine  is  practically  the  same  as  that  used  on 
the  Y  channeler,  except  that  it  is  placed  horizontally, 
allowing  the  cuts  to  be  put  in  at  any  angle  from  vertical  to 
horizontal.  The  large  size  of  this  feed  engine  in  proportion 
to  that  of  the  machine,  insures  ample  power  to  propel  the 
machine  at  constant  speed  on  track  of  any  required  incline. 
This  channeler  will  easily  perform  accurate  and  reliable  cut- 
ting when  set  on  any  incline  up  to  thirty  degrees.  The  track 
is  provided  with  a  machine-cut  rack  on  the  inner  side  of  the 
rail,  which  is  fitted  by  gears  on  the  trucks.  These  gears  are 
cast  solid  with  the  trucks,  the  flange  forming  a  shrouding  for 
the  teeth,  so  that  breakage  is  almost  impossible.  The  trucks 
are  flanged  on  both  sides,  and  to  further  prevent  the  machine 
from  leaving  the  track,  should  such  a  possibility  arise,  heavy 
gibs  extend  from  the  frame  under  the  head  of  the  rail.  The 
automatic  governor  is  so  nicely  adjusted  as  to  keep  the 
machine  at  a  constant  speed  along  the  track,  whether  ascend- 
ing or  traveling  down  hill. 

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The  Sullivan  Side  Hill  Channeler,  size  VX 


The  valve  motion  is  a  departure  from  the  style  used  on 
other  Sullivan  Channelers.  The  main  valve  is  of  the  balanced 
piston  type  controlled  by  a  cut-off  valve  at  all  times  under 
the  control  of  the  piston.  These  valves  are  constantly  lubri- 
cated by  the  oil  admitted  to  the  cylinder,  reducing  wear  to  a 
minimum;  being  entirely  enclosed  it  is  impossible  for  any 
grit  to  reach  them.  The  crosshead  is  provided  with  a  cushion 
valve  similar  to  that  used  on  other  Sullivan  Channelers. 

On  page  86  is  shown  a  VX  channeler  fitted  with  an 
attachment  for  mounting  a  Sullivan  UC  Rock  Drill  upon  the 
bar  that  supports  the  main  engine  standard.  This  drill  will 
put  in  holes  in  line  with  the  channeler  steels  at  all  angles  at 
which  the  channeler  can  be  placed.  The  channeler  is  thus 
enabled  to  cut  up  to  the  end  of  the  channel  throughout  the 
whole  depth  of  the  cut.  This  attachment  will  be  furnished 
with  each  machine  unless  otherwise  ordered. 

If  desired,  an  attachment  to  the  standard  will  be  pro- 
vided to  overhang  the  frame  similar  to  the  VA  machine, 
whereby  the  channeler  will  be  able  to  cut  a  horizontal  chan- 
nel, the  center  of  which  is  less  than  six  inches  above  the  top 
of  the  rail. 

No  boiler  is  used  with  the  VX  machine.  For  weights, 
dimensions  and  general  equipment,  see  page  92. 


Sullivan   VX  Charmeler  in  Jackson  Bros, 
slate  quarry,  Pen  Argyl,  Pa. 


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Sullivan      Undercutting      Channeler 
This    Machine    Designated    as    Size    VA 


THE  Sullivan  Undercutting  Channeler,  size  VA,  is  de- 
signed for  horizontal  undercutting  in  stone  quar- 
ries, where,  owing  to  the  nature  of  the  deposit,  the 
benches  cannot  be  raised  by  the  ordinary  method.  It  is  also 
valuable  in  quarries  where  tunneling  is  necessary.  This 
machine  will  also  cut  channels  ranging  slightly  from  the 
horizontal,  provision  being  made  for  sufficient  variation  to 
meet  the  requirements  of  a  pitching  vein.  The  machine  will 
swivel  so  as  to  cut  out  the  corners.  The  standards  carrying 
the  channeling  engine  are  made  to  work  on  either  end  of  the 
machine,  so  that  the  cut  may  be  carried  up  to  either  wall  of 
the  quarry.  The  mechanism  for  movement  along  the  track 
is  the  same  as  that  used  on  the  Sullivan  Track  Channelers 
of  standard  pattern.  These  machines  are  built  without 
boiler  only. 

For   weights,    dimensions,   and   general   equipment,   see 
page  92. 


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The  following  general  equipment  is  provided  with  each  channeler,  and 


is  included  in  price: 

Iron    squares,    drill    gauge     and 

straight  edge. 
Hatchet  and   hammer,    level  and 

files. 

Oil  cans  and  lubricators. 
Hand  clamp  to  hold  drills. 
Track  braces. 
Scoops    and    pointing    drills    for 

channels. 

Wood  wedges  for  track. 
Iron  blocking  for  drills. 
Extra  valve  connection  pins. 
Extra  piston  rings. 
Extra    gaskets    for    swivel     pipe 

joints. 
Extra  gibs  for  cross-head  (for  6^ 

machines  only). 

Extra  clamp  bolts,  nuts  and  set- 
screws. 
Extra  springs  and  pins  for  reverse 

valve. 
Extra  piston  packing. 


Packing  and  waste. 

Footboard  for  operator. 

Crank  to  move  machine  by  hand. 

Monkey  and  pipe  wrench  and  com- 
plete set  of  solid  wrenches. 

Lifting  sling  to  handle  machine. 
This  is  sent  only  with  first 
machine  to  same  customer. 

Track  dogs. 

Screw  forcing  piston  out  of  cross- 
head. 

Lot  of  nails. 

Cold  chisel. 

Hand  saw. 

Twenty  track  bolts. 

For  Y,  Z  and  6)4  machines,  i  yoke 
with  bolts  and  washers  for 
drawing  trucks  off  axles. 

For  Y  and  Z  machines,  1 2-inch 
extra  link  belt. 

For  Y  and  VX,  runner's  seat. 


Track:  For  Y,  Z  and  6^  machines,  three  i2-foot  sections  and  one 
6-foot  section;  for  VX  machine,  two  lo-foot  lengths  and  one  5-foot  length; 
for  VA  machine,  two  1 2-foot  lengths  and  one  6-foot  length. 

Steel:  For  Y  and  Z  machines,  eight  gangs,  two  each  34,  52,  70  and  88 
inches  long,  each  gang  having  two  pieces  iXXI  inch,  and  three  pieces 
i^xi  inch. 

For  6j^  machine,  eight  gangs,  two  each  34,  52,  70  and  88  inches  long, 
each  gang  having  two  pieces  ix%  inch  and  three  pieces  i^  x  ?/%  inch. 

For  VX  machine,  twelve  gangs,  two  each  30,  48,  66,  84,  102  and  120 
inches  long,  each  gang  containing  three  pieces,  each  i%xi  inch. 

For  VA  machine,  six  gangs,  two  each  52,  70  and  78  inches  long,  each 
gang  containing  three  pieces,  each  i^  x  y%  inch. 


For  channelers  with   boilers, 
equipment : 

Bracket  for  water  barrel. 
Ash  hoe  and  poker. 


the  following  is  added  to   the  general 


Complete  boiler  fittings,  including 
injector,  gauge-cocks,  safety 
valve,  pressure  gauge,  lubrica- 
tor, exhaust  and  suction  hose. 


For  channelers  without  boiler,  the  following  is  added  to  the  general 
equipment: 

Swinging  steam  pipes,  with  swivel  joints  and  rocker-shaft. 

For  the  VX  channeler,  an  attachment  for  mounting  a  Sullivan  UC  rock 
drill,  for  putting  in  end  holes. 


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The  Sullivan  patented  flexible  joint. 


The    Sullivan    Patented   Flexible    Joint 


THIS  joint  is  recommended  for  use  in  quarries  where 
steam  is  used  in  connection  with  rock  drills  and  chan- 
nelers.  The  same  results  are  obtained  when  this  joint 
is  used  in  combination  with  ordinary  pipe  as  with  hose,  with 
a  much  less  cost  of  maintenance ;  steam  hose  is  an  expensive 
article,  as  its  life  is  short.  The  range  of  this  joint  is  unlim- 
ited, and  the  pipe  can  be  swiveled  in  any  direction.  The  cut 
is  intended  to  show  this,  one  pipe  being  stationary  while  -the 
others  are  set  at  different  angles,  the  three  positions  showing 
the  universal  feature  of  the  joint.  The  packing  ring  contains 
a  gasket  which  takes  up  the  wear,  while  the  spiral  spring 
takes  up  the  lost  motion  and  keeps  the  joint  always  tight, 
not  relying  on  pressure  to  keep  it  from  leaking.  The  wear  is 
but  slight,  and  when  the  gasket  is  worn  out  after  long  use,  it 
may  be  renewed  at  slight  expense. 

PRICES 

Size Yi  inch          ^  inch  1  inch        1#  inch         1^  inch 

Price $3.25  $375  $4.25  $5.25  $6.00 

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The       Use      of      Channeling 
Machines     on     Public     W o  r  k 


UNTIL  channeling  machines  came  into  notice  in  con- 
nection with  the  Chicago  Main  Drainage  Canal  work, 
they  were  comparatively  unknown  to  the  civil  engi- 
neering profession.  They  had  been  used  for  years  in  the 
quarries  of  the  country,  but  had  rarely,  if  ever,  been  thought 
of  as  serviceable  for  anything  except  the  economical  quarry- 
ing of  valuable  stone.  The  drainage  canal  work  changed 
all  this  and  demonstrated  to  the  engineers  of  this  country 
that  a  channeling  machine  must  take  its  place  with  the 
air  compressor  and  rock  drill,  as  one  of  the  established  tools 
for  carrying  on  important  rock  work. 

The  main  advantages  secured  by  the  use  of  the  chan- 
neler  on  engineering  work  are: 

FIRST.  That  the  channel  cut  enables  the  material  within 
the  side  lines  of  the  excavation  to  be  blasted  and  removed 
without  any  disturbance  of  the  wall  or  material  outside  of 
the  lines  of  the  cuts.  In  this  way  excavation  in  rock  may 
be  carried  on  directly  up  to  walls  of  masonry,  building 
foundations,  etc.,  without  disturbing  the  existing  structure. 

SECOND.  The  same  causes  that  accomplish  the  results 
above  described  insure  an  unshaken  wall  outside  the  line 
of  excavation.  Where  the  ordinary  process  is  adopted  of 
drilling  and  blasting,  without  channeling  the  sides,  the 
effect  of  the  explosive  tends  to  shatter  the  side  walls,  often 
some  distance  beyond  the  lines  of  excavation,  giving  a 
chance  for  the  action  of  water  and  frost,  and  causing 
expense  and  liability  to  damage  from  pieces  of  rock  shelling 
off  each  season. 

THIRD.  The  use  of  these  machines  enables  rock  exca- 
vations to  be  carried  to  great  depths  with  unshaken  walls 
and  without  the  necessity  of  removing  any  surplus  material. 

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The    Chicago    Drainage     Canal 


TH  E  Chicago  Main  Drainage  Canal  was  the  first  piece 
of  public  work  of  any  magnitude  into  the  construction 
of  which  the  use  of  channeling  machines  entered. 
Two  results  were  accomplished  by  the  use  of  these  machines ; 
a  smooth  rock  wall  was  secured,  which  greatly  lessens  the 
friction  of  the  flow  of  water  through  the  channel,  and  the 
walls  were  left  solid.  The  walls  being  entirely  unshattered 
by  explosives,  there  can  be  no  chance  for  the  action  of  the 
elements;  and  they  will  stand  without  requiring  any  atten- 
tion or  expense,  as  long  as  the  canal  is  used. 

Fifteen  miles  of  this  canal  were  excavated  through  rock, 
and  both  sides  were  channeled,  the  rock  sections  varying 
from  ten  to  thirty-six  feet  in  depth.  Fifty-five  Sullivan 
Channelers  were  used  on  this  work,  against  thirty-four  of  all 
other  makes  combined.  The  first  channeler  sold  on  the  canal 
was  a  Sullivan,  as  were  the  last  three ;  showing  the  reputa- 
tation  this  machine  held. 

The  duty  required  of  these  machines  on  this  work  was 
very  severe,  as  the  rock  was  "wild"  and  badly  shattered.  In 
many  places  mud  pockets  were  encountered,  from  a  foot  to 
thirty  or  forty  feet  in  length,  and  extending  in  some  cases  to 
the  bottom  of  the  excavation.  The  depth  of  the  channel  cuts 
was  in  many  instances  from  twelve  to  fifteen  feet. 


Sullivan    Channelers   at   Niagara   Falls 


IN  excavating  the  deep  wheel  pits  and   channels  for  the 
great   power  plants  at  Niagara  Falls,   N.   Y.,   Sullivan 
Channelers  were  and  are  still  used  with  the  most  satis- 
factory results.     The  accompanying  cut  shows  the  wheel  pit 
extension  for  the  Cataract   Construction   Company,  looking 
away  from  the  power  house.     This  cut  is  260  feet  long,  21 
feet   wide,   and  in  depth    185  feet.     In  its  construction  eight 

Z  channelers  with  air  reheaters 
were  used,  the  angle  necessary 
to  offset  the  six-inch  projec- 
tion at  the  bottom  of  each  six- 
foot  lift  being  very  slight. 
Sullivan  gadders  were  used  to 
cut  checks  in  the  rock  wall 
for  cast-iron  brackets.  Eigh- 
teen months  were  required  to 
make  the  cutting  and  complete 
the  excavation. 

At  the  present  time  eight 
Sullivan  Channelers  are  sink- 
ing the  wheel  pit  for  the  Cana- 
dian Niagara  Power  Com- 
pany. This,  when  completed, 
will  be  480  feet  long,  170  in 
depth  and  21  feet  wide. 

In  work  of  this  nature, 
where  deep  cuts  are  required 
and  the  rock  is  apt  to  be 
broken  and  "wild,"  a  gang  of 
drills  of  the  usual  character 
would  tend  to  spread  and  lose 
their  alignment.  To  avoid 
this  contingency,  a  solid  drill 
with  a  Z-shaped  bit  is  used, 
which  cuts  more  rapidly  and 
withstands  the  strains  of  this 
variety  of  work  better  than 
the  five-piece  gang.  This  bit 
is  illustrated  on  opposite  page. 

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Instructions  for     Setting     Up    and 
Running    Sullivan     Channel  ers 


A 


LL  machines  are   thoroughly  tested  under  their  own 

steam   before   they   leave   the   shop,   under  working  Boilers 


conditions.     The  parts  shipped  in  the  tool  box  should 
be  assembled  in  the  quarry  where  the  machine  is  to  be  used 
and  the  boiler  filled  with  water,  so  that  it  shows  about  one 
inch   on   the   gauge   glass.     The   boiler   being  new   and   oil 
having  been  used  in  its  manufacture,   it   may  be   found  to 
foam  when  the  engines  are  first  started.     Where  much  trouble 
is  experienced  from   this  it   is  best  to   blow   down 
several  times  through  the  blow-off  cock  at  the  bot-       fl  V    z-Shaped 
torn  of,  the  boiler,  and   if   this  does   not  entirely 
remedy  the  trouble  the  fire  should  be  drawn  and 
the  boiler  blown  down  completely.     After  becom- 
ing fairly  cold  it  may  be  filled  again  and  another 
fire  started.     It  is  often  the  quickest  method  t< 
blow  down  completely. 

Steam  should  never  be  raised  in  less  than 
one  hour  if  the  boiler  is  to  remain  free  from 
leaks   for   any   length   of   time.     Of   course, 
where  the  fire  has  been  banked  over  night 
and  the  boiler  is  still  full  of  warm  water, 
steam  can  be  raised  very  quickly,  but  care 
should    be    used    not    to    raise   steam    too 
rapidly  from  cold  water,   as  the  strains  caused  by  doing  so 
will  make  the  ends  of  the  tubes  leak.     After  the  boiler  has 
been  used  one  week  it  may  be  cleaned,   and  the  amount  of 
sediment  will  then  determine  how  often  cleaning  should  be 
repeated.     With  the  average  water  found  around  quarries, 
the  boiler  should  be  cleaned  about  every  two  weeks. 

In  running,  avoid  opening  the  fire  door  in  order  to  check 
the  draft.  If  the  safety  valve  blows  off  it  is  the  inclination 
of  the  operator  to  open  the  door  to  check  the  draft,  but  this 
has  a  bad  effect  upon  the  boiler  especially  in  cold  weather, 

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and  it  is  much  better  to  allow  the  safety  valve  to  continue  to 
blow  off.     The  flues  should  be  cleaned  often. 

The  feed  screw  on  the  chopping  engine  and  all  other  Lubrication 
bearings  and  exposed  working  parts  in  particular,  should  be 
thoroughly  cleaned  from  cinders  and  dirt  which  may  have 
accumulated  during  the  shipment.  The  operator  should  look 
up  all  the  oil  holes  and  become  familiar  with  their  location 
for  each  bearing.  The  oil  boxes  for  the  worm  gears  on  the 
chuck  axles  are  rilled  with  oil  before  shipping.  A  small 
quantity  of  fresh  oil  should  be  added  about  once  a  month. 
The  sight  feed  lubricator  on  the  main  steam  pipe  is  provided 
for  oiling  the  main  chopping  engine  and  care  should  always 
be  taken  that  it  is  working  properly. 

The  cross-head  on  these  machines  will  amply  repay  care-  Setting  the 
ful  attention,  as  it  is  so  made  with  its  sliding  guides  that  all 
wear  can  easily  and  quickly  be  taken  up  laterally  and  trans- 
versely, thus  keeping  the  piston  head  always  in  the  center  of 
the  cylinder,  which  reduces  the  wear  very  materially  at 
that  place. 

In  putting  the  drills  in  the  cross-head  the  operator  should 
be  compelled  to  use  the  piece  of  steel  6^  inches  x  ^  inch  x 
i  inch,  which  is  provided  in  the  tool  chest  for  use  between 
the  ends  of  the  steel  and  the  cross-head.  This  will  prevent 
the  cross-head  being  battered  out  of  shape  by  the  ends  of  the 
steel  driving  into  it.  The  bottom  clamp  may  then  be  put  on, 
drawing  the  clamp  bolts  only  tight  enough  to  keep  the  steels 
in  position ;  then  the  drills  should  be  shimmed  or  blocked  up 
wherever  they  may  be  found  short ;  the  other  clamp  may  then 
be  put  on  and  tightened  moderately;  the  set  screws  at  the 
ends  of  the  clamp  should  then  be  tightened  well,  which  draws 
the  steels  together ;  after  which  the  clamp  bolts  can  be  tight- 
ened well.  No  attempt  should  be  made  to  tighten  the  set 
screws  with  the  clamp  bolts  tightened  more  than  just  enough 
to  hold  the  steels  in  place. 

The  drills  or  cutting  steels  for  all  channelers  except  the  DHII 
VX  consist  of  three  with  edges  at  right  angles  to  the  cut  and 
two  with  edges  inclined  to   the    cut,   set   alternately  in   the 
gang.     To  arrange  the  steels  for  the  channeler,  use  the  hand 

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clamp  provided  for  that  pur- 
pose, the  center  steel  being 
the  lowest  when  arranged  for 
cutting.  The  position  of  the 
others  will  vary  with  differ- 
ent rocks,  being  set  "coarse" 
or  "fine,"  as  it  is  called. 
The  diagonals  should  al- 
ways be  set  further  back 
than  the  outside  steels, 
being  about  }i  to  %  incn 
back  of  the  center  when 
set  for  soft  stone ;  the  out- 
side ones  being  TV  to  y&  inch 
back  for  soft  stone.  In  hard 
rock  they  should  not  be  set 
back  so  much,  or,  in  other  words,  should  be  set  "finer." 
To  secure  the  best  results,  the  operator  should  alter  the 
arrangement  of  the  steels  to  suit  the  stone  on  which  he  is 
working,  always  keeping  the  diagonals  as  far  back  as  possible. 
In  hard  stone  they  should  be  set  almost  even  with  the  center 
drill,  otherwise  they  will  produce  lumps  in  the  channel,  which 
are  liable  to  break  the  steels  and  make  slow  cutting, 
starting  When  the  steam  is  up  the  feed  engine  may  be  started, 

after  being  well  oiled,  and  the  channeler  run  over  the  track. 
The  chopping  engine  may  be  run  up  and  down  by  means  of 
the  feed  screw,  to  be  sure  both  are  in  good  working  order. 
The  bands  in  the  friction  clutches  which  drive  the  channeler 
along  the  track  should  only  be  tightened  enough  to  drive  well. 
Adjustment  is  made  by  screws  easily  accessible  on  the  outside 
of  the  friction  case.  The  travel  of  the  channeler  along  the 
track  should  vary  for  different  stones.  This  may  be  adjusted 
by  the  tension  springs  which  control  the  governor  weights. 
The  speed  for  marble  should  be  15  or  20  feet  per  minute;  the 
same  for  hard  sandstone  and  hard  limestone.  In  soft  sand- 
stone and  limestone,  it  should  be  from  20  to  30  feet  per 
minute. 

Before  starting  the  chopping  engine,  it  is  well  to  take  out 


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the  bronze  buffers  made  with  hexagonal  heads,  which  limit 
the  travel  of  the  main  valve,  and  push  the  valve  up  and  down 
by  hand  to  see  that  it  works  perfectly  free.  The  buffers  may 
then  be  screwed  in  tightly  and  the  machine  will  give  no 
trouble  from  the  sticking  of  this  valve.  The  chopping  engine 
may  now  be  started  slowly  on  the  cushion  which  is  operated 
by  the  cushion  valve  lever  on  the  side  of  the  steam  chest, 
and  with  the  channeler  running  along  the  track,  the  chopping 
engine  can  be  lowered  so  as  to  cut  slowly.  If  the  channel  is 
found  to  be  not  straight,  which  is  generally  the  case,  it  should 
be  straightened  with  the  hand  drills  or  steels  provided  with 
the  machine.  If  attention  is  paid  to  this,  it  will  be  found  to 
make  easier  cutting  for  the  channeler,  and  it  is  much  easier 
to  straighten  it  at  the  start  than  later.  After  the  cut  is  down 
eight  or  ten  inches,  water  should  be  turned  into  it  either  by 
hose  or  a  barrel  with  a  spigot  at  the  end  of  the  channel.  Mud 
may  be  kept  out  with  a  scraper  until  the  cut  is  four  or  five 
feet  deep,  after  which  the  scoop  provided  with  the  machine 
will  be  found  to  be  more  easily  handled.  When  possible 
provide  a  "  free  end  "  at  one  end  of  the  channel;  this  will  pre- 
vent all  accumulations  of  mud,  as  it  can  run  out  at  this  "  free 
end."  This  can  be  arranged  in  most  quarries.  In  soft  stone 
this  is  highly  desirable,  as  it  is  almost  impossible  to  keep  the 
mud  out  by  hand. 

It  is  usual  in  quarry  work  to  run  the  channeler  as  far  as  General 
the  track  will  permit,  putting  the  channel  down  full  depth, 
then  to  move  the  track  around. and  continue  the  channel.  In 
approaching  the  end  of  the  channel,  it  is  best  to  approach 
slowly,  so  that  no  lumps  will  be  left  in  the  channel  at  this 
point.  If  the  operator  does  not  reverse  the  machine  at  the 
proper  time,  the  steels  will  strike  the  end  of  the  channel  and 
glance  off,  sometimes  bending  the  steels,  and  always  losing 
more  in  the  length  of  the  channel  than  if  the  machine  were 
reversed  at  the  proper  time.  A  skillful  operator  can  put 
down  a  channel  with  very  nearly  perpendicular  ends. 

The  hardness  of  the  blow  will  depend  on  the  rock  to  be 
cut.  In  soft  stone  a  very  hard  blow  can  be  delivered.  In 
hard  stone  the  blow  may  be  made  as  hard  as  the  drills  will 

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Sullivan  VX  Channeler  in  quarry  of  Excel- 
sior Slate  Company,  Pen  Argyl,  Pa. 


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stand.  The  blow  can  be  adjusted  by  moving  the  cut-off  valve 
stem  which  is  connected  by  links  with  the  cross-head.  Rais- 
ing the  valve  stem  gives  a  harder  blow  and  lowering  it  a 
lighter  blow. 

At  times  the  channel  instead  of  going  straight  down,  will 
lead  off  to  one  side  after  going  down  several  feet.  The  only 
remedy  is  to  dull  the  side  of  the  drills  towards  which  the 
channel  leads,  by  knocking  off  the  corner  with  a  hammer. 
This  will  make  the  drills  cut  to  the  other  side.  Moving  the 
channeler  track  a  little  to  the  side  toward  which  the  channel 
leads  will  also  help  materially.  In  putting  down  deep  cuts  in 
hard  stone,  the  channel  should  not  be  longer  than  a  gang  of 
drills  can  cut  their  full  length  without  becoming  too  dull. 
These  will  generally  channel  to  about  20  feet  in  length, 
depending  on  the  stone.  Longer  channels  can,  of  course, 
be  cut  by  changing  dull  steels  for  a  sharp  gang  of  the  same 
length.  Better  progress  in  hard  stone  is  made,  however,  by 
cutting  several  short  channels. 

The   VX   channeler  differs  somewhat   from  Thevx 
the   others,  especially  in  using  only  three  drills  Channeler 
instead  of  five ;  the  two  outside  ones  having  the 
edges  at  right  angles  to  the  channel,  the  center 
one  being  a  diagonal.     The  drills  or  steels  are 
adjusted  in  the  hand  clamp,  the  outside  ones 
being  even  length  and  the  diagonal  set  back 
as  for  the  other  channelers. 

When  used  on  slate  for  deep  channels, 
say,  nine  feet,  the  cut  should  be  started  at 
least  three-inch  gauge.  On  the  drills  with 
edges  at  right  angles  to  the  cut,  for  the 
other  channelers  the  cutting  edge  is  directly 
under  the  center  of  the  steel,  but  for  the  VX 
the  cutting  edge  is  carried  toward  the  outside 
of  the  gang,  within  a  quarter  of  an  inch  of  the  side  of  the  steel. 
If  carried  too  far  in  this  direction,  the  steel  is  liable  to 
curl  up  on  being  used.  These  steels  are  forged  by  flattening 
the  former  cutting  edge  almost  entirely  from  one  side,  instead 
of  both  sides  equally,  as  in  the  other  channelers. 

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In  clamping  the  steels  in  the  cross-head,  the  wedge 
which  draws  the  steels  together  should  be  driven  in  tightly 
before  tightening  the  clamp  bolts.  Any  trouble  from  spread- 
ing of  the  drill  steels  may  be  remedied  by  bending  them  near 
the  top  end,  so  that  when  drawn  together  in  the  cross-head, 
the  cutting  ends  will  be  held  together  by  the  spring  in  the 
steels.  The  channel  should  always  be  kept  straight,  as  with 
the  other  channelers. 

The  travel  of  the  VX  on  the  track  is  about  12  to  15  feet 
per  minute. 


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Sullivan  Diamond  Prospecting  Core  Drill.     Single 
cylinder  hydraulic  feed. 

//  interested  in  diamond  drills  send  for  the  special  catalogue  on  this  subjecf. 

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log 


Catalogues 

of  the 


Sullivan    Machinery    Company 


No.  42. — Hoisting  Engines 

No.  44. — Ventilating  Fans 

No.  45. — Corliss  Engines 

No.  48. — Coal    Mining    Machinery 

No.  49. — Diamond  Core  Drills 

No.  50. — Straight  Line  Air  Compressors 

No.   51. — Rock  Drills  and  Stone  Channeling 
Machines 

No.   52. — Rock  Drills  and  Air  Compressors 


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